Perfect Encounter - Chapter 105.1

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Chapter 105.1

Big Long added, “Don’t think that leaving is easy. If you attempt to leave in the wrong way, you will be in danger of killing yourself or courting the danger of imprisonment.”

An Ruochen felt his instruction was too sudden. Her brain was a bit overwhelmed, and she squeezed out a sentence after a long time, “But you are still here. How can I leave?”

Big Long earnestly replied, “Of course, by carriage.”

An Ruochen came to her senses and rolled her eyes. Was there still a need to joke around at a time like this?

“Why do I have to go?” She asked.

“If Tang Xuan is released, that means the Governor is unreliable. If he’s not a spy, then he’s a puppet held by a spy. It was purely an accident that you were able to capture Tang Xuan, probably unforeseen by everyone. If Tang Xuan is indeed Mr. Xie, in charge of arranging the activities of the spies in Zhong Lan, then his arrest would cause a huge uproar.”

“When I left, the city was quite calm. The Lord Governor was actively investigating Tang Xuan. I asked about the progress daily, and he’s found many people to question. He’s also issued a bounty order with a dedicated administrator to record the clues. With this hype, it doesn’t seem like he’s planning to put things to rest.” An Ruochen looked at Big Long’s expression and was deflated, “Of course, I feel that the attitude of the Governor was strange when we left. General, am I being too full of suspicion?”

Big Long did not answer this question of hers. Instead, he asked, “Think about when you first found out about the case of Liu Ze. What happened after that?”

“Chief Li died, Jiang Man died ……,” An Ruochen pondered seriously, “It was silencing, framing, and dealing with the aftermath process.”

“The city’s spy organization was cleaned in a big way. Do you remember what you were taught after the Xu Matchmaker died? All those girls were no longer being used. A head and his scouts below need time and conditions before forming a relationship. One must be sure that the others are steady before using them. Once the head has problems, the scouts have to be more or less cleaned up or adjusted. Some will be discarded and no longer used, while some will be silenced and removed. If you think about it again, after Liu Ze’s death, Young Master Min never showed up again.”

“This I know. The General said there will be another person in charge.”

“At that time, South Qin and East Ling ambassadors were killed in Mao County.”

An Ruochen understood: “When there is a mess, use a bigger mess to divert attention and take the opportunity to clean up and make adjustments.”

Big Long said: “So, if Tang Xuan is Mr. Xie, then there will be a war soon.”

An Ruochen frowned, “Did Mr. Cao give useful information to you, General?”

Big Long held An Ruochen’s hand and spoke with her seriously about the reasoning behind his thoughts. Twenty years ago, the Emperor of South Qin was considering passing on the throne. At that time, two imperial sons fought fiercely for the throne. One was King Hui, and the other was King Xuan. Rumor has it that the Emperor intended to pass the throne to King Xuan, so King Hui took advantage of the Emperor’s dissatisfaction with Great Xiao’s strict control of iron and stone resources to propose a war to fight over the mines and exterminate Great Xiao. This proposal played right into the hands of the South Qin Emperor, who turned to favor King Hui. For that war, they planned for several years. Pretending to ally with Great Xiao and sweet-talking while secretly practicing and preparing their troops. Then, they declared war without warning and waved their troops straight into the country. Great Xiao did not set up a proper defense and was caught off guard.

In the beginning, Great Xiao suffered a loss, the defenders of Pingnan County were defeated and retreated. Meng Yunshan, the Governor of Pingnan County, sent out eight memorials asking for reinforcements. Yao Kun, who was then the chief, showed his bravery. He and Meng Yunshan played a good game of ‘sounding out the East and striking the West.’ Meng Yunshan pretended to negotiate for surrender, while Yao Kun took several of his best soldiers to sneak in and capture the opponent’s generals alive and held them as hostages, stalling for time. South Qin guarded against the Great Xiao’s generals but ignored the small chief. The plan was successful. Pingnan County fought to the last moment. After Xunjiang Town was lost and the South Qin army cornered Fu’an County, Long Yi finally arrived with the Long family’s army during the stalemate.

Yao Kun made another achievement at that time. He willingly led the way for the elite soldiers of the Long family army, taking the back roads and dense forests to attack the South Qin army. The Long family army attacked from the front and back. After fighting a bitter battle, they beat the South Qin soldiers back to the Si Xia River.

The war lasted for three years, and South Qin ended in defeat. Great Xiao was so furious with South Qin for its unreasonable invasion that the Emperor ordered the Long family army to attack South Qin and seize its territory to avenge its blood feud. South Qin smashed its own foot, and King Hui’s plan to take advantage of the situation to gain the throne failed. King Xuan and Prime Minister Huo Mingshan took the opportunity to advocate for peace. The negotiation was successful, and King Xuan eventually ascended to the throne.

Five years ago, Emperor Xuan died. His son, Qin Zhaode, was young, and King Hui intended to seize power again. At that time, the court officials were divided into two factions, one supporting King Hui and the other supporting Emperor De.

“A lot of things happened during the battle for the throne at that time, and I heard that some important ministers even tried to bribe assassins to assassinate King Hui, but as a result, they got trapped in the fire and were killed instead. That incident was a big deal, alarming various countries. After that, Mr. Huo took the blame and resigned, causing King Hui’s faction to slacken off, while the other supporters took the opportunity to dig out dirt on a few rebellious ministers, chopping off King Hui’s wings and succeeding in allowing Emperor De to ascend the throne.” Big Long paused and continued, “At that time, they didn’t find evidence of King Hui’s rebellion, and King Hui pledged his allegiance to the young Emperor. The court was still in turmoil, and the young Emperor dared not touch King Hui again. After a long time, he felt King Hui was indeed innocent and grew closer to him. King Hui also showed his uncle and nephew kinship and loyalty.”

“Is it false?”