HCB Chapter 5 Slaughtering the Servants of the Prince's Mansion
Chapter 5 Slaughtering the Servants of the Prince's Mansion
"What? You're saying that bastard King Wu killed the city guards when he entered the city?"
Even the Empress thought she had misheard.
She truly never imagined that a lowly bastard would dare to openly slaughter the city guards.
"Yes, Your Majesty, Prince Wu did indeed lead his men to kill all the city guards who were blocking his way at the city gate."
A nanny reported to the Empress.
This is Granny Qi, one of the two great nannies under the Empress. She is also the Empress's personal maid who came from her maiden family. She has been by the Empress's side since she was a child and is the Empress's right-hand woman.
"Your Majesty, what's the reaction over there? Is that bastard to blame?"
After her initial shock, the Empress quickly composed herself.
"Your Majesty, you have no intention of blaming King Wu. In fact, you have gone along with King Wu's wishes and labeled those city guards as assassins, ordering their families to be confiscated and their clans exterminated."
Granny Qi said with a strange expression.
No one expected the Eastern Qin Emperor's actions.
This action is a complete slap in the face to the princes.
"I know."
"That bastard is really ruthless!"
The Empress said with a gloomy face.
She already knew about what happened at the city gate.
I just didn't expect Qin Wu to resolve this matter so simply and brutally.
They blatantly lied, turning the city guards into assassins.
Not only did they fail to intimidate him, they also took the lives of the city guards, and not only the city guards, but their entire clans.
This method goes beyond just being ruthless.
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Wu Wangfu.
study.
"Your Highness, this is the list of people in the manor. I have marked which ones are spies from outside."
Fu Hua placed the list of people investigated during this period on the desk in front of Qin Wu.
Qin Wu took the list and looked at it.
Qin Wu laughed, a laugh that was so sinister and terrifying.
The list of hundreds of people was mostly composed of his imperial brothers' men.
The rest were not slaves, but the lowest of servants.
It should be noted that these people were bestowed upon him by the Emperor of Eastern Qin when he was granted the title of king.
They actually dared to extend their reach into his palace.
"Excellent, very good. I haven't smelled blood in a long time."
"Fu Hua, go and summon all the servants in the Prince's mansion."
Qin Wu's smile was unusually eerie.
When Fu Hua and the other three saw Qin Wu's smile, their bodies trembled slightly.
They were all too familiar with that smile.
The last time Qin Wu showed this smile, tens of thousands of prisoners of war from the Northern Barbarians were massacred by Qin Wu.
This is likely to be another bloody massacre.
Without the slightest hesitation, Fu Hua quickly ran out of the study.
Before long, all the servants in the entire mansion were summoned.
"Meet the prince."
After Qin Wu left the study.
The servants immediately knelt down and kowtowed.
Qin Wu ignored him and went straight to the middle-aged man at the front.
"You are the steward of my palace."
Qin Wu's icy voice rang out.
"Yes, Your Highness, I am the steward of the Prince's residence."
The butler said hesitantly.
"That's good."
Qin Wu extended his hand.
Qi Ye quickly handed over a knife.
Qin Wu took the knife and with a few swift strokes, severed the steward's hand and foot tendons.
"what..."
The butler let out a scream.
“It’s so noisy. Gag him, drag him out, throw him into the street, give him a broken bowl, and make him beg.”
"How much has he eaten from me over the years? When he begs for it all back, that will be the end of it."
Qin Wu said unhappily.
At the same time, a chilling order was issued.
The servants were so frightened by Qin Wu's methods that they collapsed to the ground.
Over the years, because Qin Wu was not in the capital, many of them had embezzled a lot of money from the Prince's mansion.
Those were all the money and wealth bestowed upon Qin Wu by the Emperor of Eastern Qin over the years after he rendered meritorious service.
In just a few years, Qin Wu's rewards were reduced by more than half.
That's hundreds of thousands of taels of silver.
These people are absolutely audacious.
"You were all given to me by His Majesty to help me take care of the palace, yet you dare to betray me and embezzle my things."
"You've got some nerve. How come you're enjoying those hundreds of thousands of taels of silver so much?"
Qin Wu said coldly.
For every word spoken, someone's hand and foot meridians were severed.
He let out a scream.
Before long, the ground outside the study was stained with blood.
In the end, only a dozen or so of the hundred or so servants remained. These dozen or so were so frightened that they collapsed to the ground, not daring to breathe.
"Drag them all out! Scatter them all out to generate revenue for the Prince's Palace!"
After Qin Wu finished speaking, he threw down the knife in his hand and walked directly to the study.
Only Qi Ye and his three companions remained to clean and wash the floor.
Soon, news of the Prince Wu's residence spread throughout the entire capital.
Hundreds more beggars with severed tendons in their hands and feet lay on the ground begging throughout the capital.
The scene was horrific.
This has shocked many people.
Subsequently, news of King Wu's cruelty spread again in the capital.
This instilled fear in everyone in the capital towards this Prince of Eastern Qin, the God of War.
This was exactly the result Qin Wu wanted. That way, if he did anything outrageous later, no one could say anything, and no one would dare to say anything.
After all, someone who comes back and immediately slaughters his own palace is not considered outrageous no matter what outrageous things he does.
Afterwards, rumors began to circulate in the streets that King Wu had developed psychological problems due to his long years of warfare and needed time to recover.
The news spread throughout the capital overnight.
Actually, this is not a secret. Many generals suffer from post-battle syndrome after long campaigns.
After hearing this news, the people stopped discussing the fact that King Wu had slaughtered the servants of his palace upon his return.
After all, Qin Wu went to the battlefield at the age of eight, and this war lasted for ten years, guarding the border for them for ten years.
Overnight, many rumors spread throughout the capital, all targeting Qin Wu.
However, Qin Wu didn't care or pay any attention.