Chapter 67 Plan

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  Gou Sheng indeed is a qualified dog, at least in terms of biting people, he has shown the fighting power that a fighting dog should have.

  Xu's news of betraying the Baiyue state, after his planning and packaging, was spread outside, immediately causing a stir in the city. The Lujiang County government immediately sent someone to Qin's village to take over the case.

  The Xus went from the clan leader Xu Sanli to the household servants, with a total of 32 people alive. More than 20 people died. There were also those who set fire and escaped, with a total of 16 people on the run.

  The once glorious and powerful Xushi family, overnight, lost its splendor and became a prisoner of the lowest status, with no doubt a death sentence.

  On Xu's body, letters from a powerful family in the State of Wu and the head and elders of the Xu clan were found, as well as an escape route map, which served as physical evidence.

  Besieging the Qin family mansion, maliciously attacking the nobles of Baiyue, capturing people and goods, the entire Qin family is a witness.

  With both human and material evidence available, the government office started to take action, and it didn't take much effort. After several severe punishments, the cowardly sons of the Xu family had already confessed everything, revealing all the big and small issues.

  The Luojiang County government immediately issued an official document and sent it to all counties under the jurisdiction of King Akagi, requesting that local governments cooperate in arresting rebels.

  This way, Xu's group of people had nowhere to hide. Moreover, the escape route had been betrayed by their own kind and was ambushed by the authorities, and they were caught off guard.

  All the remnants were captured and brought back to Lujiang County, where they were interrogated several times. The case was soon settled, and the documents were sent up to the imperial court for review by the emperor himself.

  Ordinary crimes are decided by provincial and county officials, but treason must be presented to the Emperor for approval.

  Naturally, this treasonous crime is the most sensitive. His Majesty the Emperor took a close look and carefully considered it, finding that the evidence of the case was conclusive, with no suspicion of wrongful conviction, so he was furious, and with a stroke of his imperial brush - beheaded without pardon!

  He then issued an imperial edict, ordering Akamatsu to conduct a thorough investigation within his domain, especially among families closely related to the Hosoe clan.

  In short, no innocent person will be wronged, but neither will any accomplice be spared.

  ……

  No matter how the outside world changes, Qin Wushuang sits steadily in the Qin family village. Every day, except for practicing her skills, she is busy giving acupuncture to Old Lady Da.

  Mrs. Daqu obviously liked the tranquility of Qinjiazhuang and its proximity to nature.

  Era Da Xi Ming, in such an environment, is even more like a fish in water. Moreover, with beautiful women by his side, he is somewhat reluctant to leave Shu.

  Qin Wushuang patrols every day, and in his heart, he is thinking of the "devil" described by his sister. If this devil is still lurking in the shadows, then Da Xi Ming, who has been staying at Qin's village all day, will inevitably become the target of the "devil"'s attack.

  Day after day passed, but there was no news at all.

  The government, the sacred place of Zhenwu, every day there are people coming to Qinjiazhuang, some to take evidence, others to comfort, it is clear that the case of Xu's betrayal of the country still has lingering repercussions.

  ……

  "Peerless, this arm of mine, can it really be restored to its original state?" Qin Lianchuang was now admiring his nephew extremely.

  "Lian Chuanshu, just recovering to its original state is not enough." Qin Wushuang revealed a brilliant smile.

  He has been using his Xuan Gong to probe Qin Lianchu's physical functions for the past few days and found that Qin Lianchu's physical functions are extremely powerful, with his meridians, tendons, bones, and muscles all reaching an extremely perfect state.

  "Peerless, what do you mean?"

  "Uncle, you also saw that the humble Xushi family came with just a few people and was able to put our Qin Family Village in grave danger. In the end, what Qin Family Village needs is more powerful experts."

  "Master..." Qin Lianchuan muttered to himself, feeling a hint of embarrassment. As the leader of the guard squad, he was only at the peak of the 9th stage of the Forceful Martial Realm, and compared to true masters, his abilities were somewhat lacking.

  Suddenly, Qin Lianchuang seemed to read some meaning from Qin Wubai's smile, his expression paused, looking at this increasingly mysterious nephew in shock, and said in a condensed voice, "Wubai, could it be that..."

  "Uncle, your guess is correct. What Qinjiazhuang needs is not just a guard team, but a tiger wolf troop! Not only must they have the spirit of tigers and wolves, but also their ferocity, possessing fighting power like that of tigers and wolves! And Uncle Lianchuan, you are the best candidate to be the leader of this group of tigers and wolves!"

  "Me?" Qin Lianchuang's gaze inadvertently stopped at his severed arm, and he smiled bitterly. "Wu Shuang, Uncle is loyal to the Qin family village with all his heart. But this lifetime of Uncle's... probably..."

  Qin Wushuang smiled: "Uncle, if I'm not mistaken, you're only 42 this year? There's still a long way to go in life. Alright, after lunch, gather all the guards and assemble at the martial arts arena, I have something to say."

  Although it is unknown what kind of tricks Qin Wushuang has up his sleeve, after the battle with the Xus, everyone in the Qin family, from top to bottom, has a deep and abiding admiration for him as their sole successor.

  Since Qin Wushuang had spoken, Qin Lianchuang naturally complied.

  Watching his nephew leave, every move, every word and deed, had a calmness, composure, and even mystery that was beyond the imagination of young people, and even he, as an uncle, couldn't fathom.

  In short, Qin Lianchuang was overjoyed for his elder brother - Lianshan Gege finally had an heir!

  ……

  Back in the house, Guo Sheng had been waiting outside the door for a long time.

  "Master." Gong Sheng saw Qin Wushuang and hastily came up with a flattering face to greet him.

  "How's it going with what I asked you to do?"

  "The news has been spread through various channels. No one suspects a thing. I, Xiao Ren, guarantee that no one will suspect that the news came from our Qin family village." Gou Sheng was very clever and knew how to be humble, it was the basic requirement of being a subordinate, so he just stated the facts without any expression of pride or excitement.

  Qin Wushuang nodded slightly, "Mm, this is handled well. By the way, in Qin's village, don't always say 'small people', just call yourself a subordinate. What I need are people who can get things done, not those who speak beautifully."

  As soon as Shengyi heard this, he was overjoyed. He knew that his status in the young master's eyes had changed. At least, from being a dog at first, he had now returned to the ranks of "human".

  This is a good start. Gou Sheng felt grateful in his heart. He could see that although the young master was strict, he did things with restraint and would not belittle his subordinates at will.

  "Young master, since the Ximen family is indeed closely related to the Xu family in terms of family values, why not take this opportunity to bite them to death?"

  If Gu Sheng still didn't understand, the young master had him spread rumors everywhere that the Ximen clan was only a vanguard of the Western Gate, and that it was actually the Ximen clan that colluded with the State of Wu. All the rumors, such as the State of Wu promising the Ximen clan an extraordinary royal title, promising the entire Chi Mu kingdom, the State of Wu wanting to annex the Bai Yue kingdom, promoting it to a first-class vassal state, and so on, were actually all fabricated by Gu Sheng that day.

  "You think you can bring down the powerful Sima clan with just a few words from me?" Qin Wushuang retorted.

  "They won't die but will be crippled." Gou Sheng was still confident in his own three-inch-long golden tongue.

  "Maimed?" Qin Wusuo shook his head. "That's not what I'm after. If I don't make a move, that's fine, but if I do, I must ensure they're killed off completely, not just maimed."

  Although Gu Sheng knew that the young master had his reasons for doing so, he was still a bit confused after thinking about it carefully. From the young master's tone, it seemed that he didn't want to quarrel with Ximen Dafu yet. If so, why did he go to spread rumors? It wouldn't be enough to harm Ximen Dafu.

  "Do you think that since you don't want to confront Ximen for the time being, why bother going to the trouble of spreading rumors?"

  "Under me is foolish..."

  Nothing else, just to buy time. If the Ximen family didn't have a single flea on their body, perhaps the first thing they would do next is to deal with my Qin family village. I don't want to go to war with them for now, but I also can't let them be idle. This dirty water will pass, whether or not they are clean, they will have to be busy for a while. What I lack most right now is time. Of course, another use of the rumor is to make the Ximen family suspect a rat. If they take action against Qin family village at this time, wouldn't it prove that they have a guilty conscience?

  Qin Wushuang's words awakened Hou Sheng, who suddenly realized and admired him greatly.

  A high-level move indeed! It's like a game of chess, where both sides are still contemplating their next step, but outside the board, secret moves have already been made.