The most romantic little emperor

Chapter 364: The Killer Organization Arrested

Everything was done in secret, and no one in the court knew about it except a few people.

Qin Hao was not sleepy at all. He gently woke up Wang Youyong and A Yue beside him. The three of them walked out of the room tacitly and came to the spirit of Emperor Taizong. While mourning for the late emperor, he waited for news from the front line.

He was extremely anxious, but he also knew that the journey was long and the news would not arrive so quickly. However, he still could not suppress his excitement and anxiety.

Today, there was an endless stream of people coming to pay tribute to the new emperor. Civil and military officials, as well as aristocratic families from the capital came to pay their respects to Emperor Taizong, their faces filled with grief and awe.

Even envoys from various countries stationed in Beijing came one after another. Perhaps they came to express their condolences, or perhaps they came to gather information, but without exception, they all acted cautiously in this solemn atmosphere.

During this period, the Japanese envoys asked to see Qin Hao and mentioned the disappearance of the Japanese prince in person. They earnestly requested the new emperor of Daxia to lend a hand and assist in finding the missing prince, and solemnly promised that once the prince was successfully rescued, Japan would offer generous gifts of thanks.

Although Qin Hao did not take Japan's generous reward seriously, even a small benefit is worth fighting for.

What's more, it was now the funeral period of the late emperor, and the envoys from the Liao Dynasty were about to enter the capital. At this critical juncture, in order to avoid unnecessary disputes and troubles, he chose to go with the flow and agreed to the request of the Japanese envoys, saying that Daxia would go all out to rescue the Japanese prince.

Afterwards, he instructed A Yue, who was beside him, to have the shadow guard extort the last sum of money from the Japanese, and then secretly arrange for the release of the Japanese prince and put the blame on the traitor Gao Yingxiang.

This not only satisfied Japan's request, but also allowed Daxia to obtain its vested interests, which was a two-pronged approach.

In the afternoon, good news finally came.

Guard Luo came quickly with a look of joy on his face. He hurried to Qin Hao's side and whispered, "Your Majesty, good news. Elder Feng and his men are back! They also brought someone back secretly. Elder Feng asked me to ask Your Majesty what to do with him."

Qin Hao nodded slightly, greeted the younger brothers around him, and then walked towards the imperial study with steady steps.

The atmosphere in the imperial study was solemn.

Feng Lao stood aside, his face somewhat tired, but his eyes flashed with sharp light. When he saw Qin Hao coming, he immediately stepped forward and reported everything that happened in the valley to Qin Hao.

It turned out that the valley was actually a secret killer base, with nearly a thousand well-trained killers stationed in it.

These people were adopted at a young age and secretly trained to be killing machines, specifically designed to carry out various assassination missions.

There were even quite a few castrated teenagers among those killers. These people obviously had other uses and might be related to the assassination attempt on the emperor some time ago.

Such a big move undoubtedly brought a strong shock to everyone's hearts.

From the dawn, a fierce tug-of-war began.

Old Feng led the shadow guards and, as swift as a cheetah, successfully captured the killer leader.

At the same time, the soldiers of the Zuo Daying under Wang Jian, together with the Shadow Guards and the Embroidered Uniform Guards, forced nearly a thousand assassins into the valley.

After a fierce battle, most of the killers fell in a pool of blood, and only more than fifty were captured alive.

Due to time constraints, the fifty-plus prisoners would be escorted to the Ministry of Justice's prison at nightfall. The assassin leader was brought back by Elder Feng first, awaiting further interrogation.

What is even more surprising is that during the fierce battle and chase, Feng Lao and others accidentally discovered a natural underground palace hidden deep in the valley!

There were countless silver, food, weapons and arrows piled up inside, which were enough to support a large army in long-term combat, which was daunting.

However, the amount of these baggage was so huge that it was beyond imagination. Without a team of thousands of people and a large number of transportation tools, it would be impossible to take them all away.

Wang Jian immediately and urgently mobilized the local garrison, requisitioned a large number of horse-drawn carriages and water boats, and headed to the valley next to the Grand Canal to transport the baggage.

Hearing this news, Qin Hao was shocked as if struck by lightning!

"boom!"

With a loud bang, Qin Hao angrily kicked over the table in front of him. He clenched his fists, his knuckles turning white from the force. He growled in anger, "These traitors, what on earth do they want to do? Do they really want to usurp the throne?"

At this moment, the astonishing figures seemed to appear in front of his eyes. So many weapons and armor, so much money and food, enough to form a strong army. Moreover, these materials were concentrated on the banks of the Grand Canal, with convenient transportation. Once there was a change, they could quickly go ashore and reach the imperial capital in less than half a day.

"This is a really good move!"

Qin Hao gritted his teeth and said, "If we hadn't found Xiangxue in advance and accidentally obtained this map, I'm afraid we would have suffered a great loss in the future!"

The expressions of Feng Lao and the others were extremely solemn. None of them had expected that the black hand hidden behind the scenes had such great ambitions and what they did was so shocking!

Throughout the dynasties of the Great Xia Dynasty, the imperial court had always been extremely strict in controlling weapons. Just like the management of guns in the previous life, there was a strict system for obtaining them. In particular, powerful siege weapons such as arrows were considered taboo.

Apart from the government officials, anyone who dares to secretly hide more than a hundred of these weapons would be challenging the authority of the court and would be considered an act of treason.

However, what they saw before their eyes made them feel extremely shocked and terrified.

The mountains of baggage and the well-trained assassin organization all demonstrate the strength and ambition of the mastermind behind the scenes.

All of this was too horrific, too shocking, and it chilled everyone to the bone.

After Qin Hao vented his anger, it took a long time for him to calm down. He sat on the dragon chair with a frown on his face, as if thinking about something.

After a moment, he raised his head and said to Old Feng in a deep voice: "When our people bring these killers back, immediately lock them all up in the Ministry of Justice's prison and keep them under strict guard. At the same time, intensify the interrogation."

"Tell Fan Wenhai and Feng Huaiyu that if they refuse to confess, don't hesitate to use all the punishments of the Ministry of Justice. Even if you have to torture them to death, you must dig out some clues from them."