After Xia Ying agreed to defect, the evidence he handed over was extremely damning!

It was like a sharp knife that was directly plunged into the heart of Great Xia!

He revealed the secret of the Skybreaker Mountain range to Great Qi.

"Below Skybreaker Mountain range, there is a massive vein of ore!"

"Great Xia has been mining this vein for ten years!"

"I am not particularly clear on the specific details, as I have not been involved there over these ten years. My people were also unable to infiltrate. However, I have here an old blueprint. On it, a main tunnel, which has surely been completely opened up by now!"

"That tunnel is very wide, even an army of a million could quickly pass through! Mining and guarding the location are under the same military force. The combat effectiveness of this force is not weak. However, in order to maintain secrecy, there are only a little over ten thousand people. They pose no real threat."

"After crossing the Skybreaker Mountain range through the tunnel, you can take Qingzhou Mansion in the shortest time. After that... you can directly attack Yanhuang City!"

"I'll be waiting for you in Yanhuang City!"

At that time, Xia Ying had a long conversation with the confidential historian sent by Great Qi, he confessed everything he knew.

Then, Great Qi sent a top-notch expert to the Skybreaker Mountain range for a field investigation. Soon, they found out that Xia Ying didn't lie, everything he said was true!

This made Great Qi incredibly pleased, they felt as refreshed as drinking a mouthful of cold water during a hot summer day. This exhilarating feeling went down to their bones.

Following this, Great Qi started a covert mobilization of their troops. They dispersed several secret armies and ordered everyone to gather near the Skybreaker Mountain range.

At the same time, they dispatched the experienced veteran, Deputy Marshal Fang Dongming, to oversee the overall situation. As the overall commander, he directed this campaign.

As long as the main force was gathered at Skybreaker Mountain range, the balance of victory in this battle was still completely in Great Qi's favor.

No one could fathom why things turned out to be like this today.

From beginning to end, all was silent on Great Xia's side!

Several armies were on alert at other potential points of passage for the Great Qi Army. As for Skybreaker Mountain, it was as silent as a stagnant pond!

But this silent stagnant pond swallowed their army of a million!

When this news was relayed back to the imperial capital of Great Qi, Emperor Jiang Hengyu did not believe it to be true.

Marshal Kong Zhongda also did not believe it!

No one believed it!

But soon, detailed information returned. Including the capture of the commander, Fang Dongming, and the death in battle of the Third Prince, Jiang Qiuyang... these news, one by one, returned.

The people of Great Qi... were completely dumbfounded!

Jiang Hengyu, the monarch of Great Qi, for several days, could not recover from the shock. He was like a fool, and finally convened the morning meeting today.

Hence, the above scene occurred.

"Kong Zhongda, I... don't want to question your responsibility. This matter... it's suspicious from beginning to end. I want to know if there had been any anomalies recently." Jiang Hengyu's face showed no emotion, and he spoke in a light voice.

But everyone was clear, the emperor's heart was already filled with raging anger. It's just that he could not find a target to vent his frustration on.

Because just like what the emperor said, this matter was suspicious from beginning to end. An army of a million... slain by a mining militia of a little over ten thousand, isn't that ridiculous?

Moreover, according to the expert who went to investigate the location from Great Qi, it appeared that the enemy was well-prepared in advance!

After the army of a million entered the tunnel, they made the entire tunnel collapse... The number of Great Qi soldiers who were buried alive was probably several hundred thousand!

Kong Zhongda knelt there, bitterness seeping from his heart, and said, "Your servant... did not receive any abnormal information."

At this time, among the officials kneeling below, one raised his head and said, "Your Majesty...my house was burglarized some time ago."

Sigh...

A sigh was heard from the golden hall, and people thought: 'You're mentioning that your house got burglarized...are you looking for discomfort?'.

However, immediately after, someone else said, "My house...was also burglarized!"

"Mine too…"

"My house was burglarized as well!"

For a moment, nearly a dozen ministers spoke up.

At this point, the other people were somewhat stunned, looking at these ministers.

The first person who spoke was over fifty, pale-faced without a beard, and well-dressed. Even though he was kneeling, his demeanor was still very refined. This man was a prince in the royal family of Great Qi, named Jiang Hengxu, who was from the same generation as Emperor Jiang Hengyu.

Jiang Hengxu seldom took part in politics. Yet, he had a lot of wealth and ran several of the largest drugstores in the imperial capital of Great Qi. He almost monopolized the entire drug business in the capital.

He looked at the emperor and said gravely, "The reason I brought up the burglary was that I thought of something, I don't know if there is any connection."

"Speak." Jiang Hengyu glanced at him.

"It's like this. Prince Xia Jing of Great Xia started to search for medicinal herbs for a long time. He bought a large amount of primordial medicine from us at a high price. Even… I made a fortune on the occasion." Jiang Hengxu spoke while observing Jiang Hengyu's face.

Jiang Hengyu remained unfazed: "Continue."

"Later, I heard that there was a boy called Chu Mo in Great Xia. It seemed that in a short time, he became a prominent figure in Great Xia. Many sects suffered a great deal because of him." Jiang Hengxu carefully chose his words and continued: "Xia Jing's reason for collecting the medicine was because of Chu Mo, who claimed to be able to cure Xia Jing's hidden ailment. Many people in Great Xia know about this."

Jiang Hengyu's eyes were cold and he stared at Jiang Hengxu.

Jiang Hengxu continued: "Some time ago, my house was suddenly burglarized. The thief was extremely skilled. Overnight, almost all the valuable medicinal herbs in my house were stolen. But apart from the herbs, all the gold, silver, and precious items, including antiques and jade ware... none of them were touched! I found it strange at the time, but I didn't think much of it as I thought my house was the only one burglarized. But now that so many others are saying that their houses were burglarized as well, well… doesn't this sound suspicious?"

"Yes, it is indeed suspicious... I also thought that only my house was burglarized and aside from the medicinal herbs, nothing of great importance was stolen, so I didn't report it to the officials."

"The same, the same happened to me!"

"The same occurred in my house! Nothing was missing except the herbs!"

"All the same!"

A group of people chimed in agreement.

Jiang Hengyu's eyebrows gradually furrowed.

Then, an old man suddenly said in a deep voice, "Chu Mo... has been here!"

A buzz!

A stir of surprise spread through the officials in the golden hall.

Why did it seem that the conversation was getting closer and closer to the truth? Could this incident... really be related to the recently famous young man?

A sharp light shot from Jiang Hengyu's eyes as he looked at the old man. Then, the light faded, and his attitude softened a bit. "Elder Chen, do you have any evidence?"

The old man nodded, "Emperor, please wait here for a moment. I'll get someone and be right back!"

As he spoke, Elder Chen's figure instantly disappeared before everyone's eyes.

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