books44 Chapter 141: Terrifying
Chapter 141: Terrifying
Under the moonlight, the gambling house building was seen to have completely sunk and was razed to the ground in an instant.
The dust rose up like a big mushroom, covering the sky and the moon!
The entire empire was trembling.
The mushroom cloud formed by smoke and dust rose into the sky, which was very terrifying and spectacular.
All the civil and military officials were dumbfounded. Could the Sky Thunder Cannon be so powerful?
The explosion shook the entire imperial capital.
No one is not shocked!
Although Xia Mochu and Li Qiuhan were prepared, they were still shocked.
How come the power of this shot is even greater than the one seen in Hongtong County?
How could they raze a gambling house covering hundreds of acres to the ground?
And it wasn't just one explosion, but many in quick succession.
Little did they know that Lu Dong's mission was to install explosives inside the gambling house.
Only in this way can the entire gambling house be blown up with one shot.
Qin Zheng's plan this time was to bombard Hongyun Casino. In addition to wiping out the Black Society, he also wanted to use the power of the Sky Thunder Cannon to intimidate Xia Bitu and the Four Realms King.
For many people, the Tianlei Cannon is still just a legend.
Only seeing it with your own eyes can scare them!
What Qin Zheng wants is the biggest and strongest deterrent!
At this moment, the Observatory was still shaking from the aftermath of the explosion.
The ministers in the observatory were terrified.
The power of the Sky Thunder Cannon almost scared them to death!
Xia Bitu's ears were buzzing and his body was shaking.
His face was pale and cold sweat was running down his cheeks.
Fortunately, he made the wisest decision!
With this kind of power, even if all the armies from the four borders attack, what can they do?
Finished!
It seems impossible to overthrow the Daqian Dynasty.
Unless, he obtains the Sky Thunder Cannon technology.
At this moment, Xia Bitu suddenly decided to change the plan and sent top spies to sneak into Hongtong County to obtain the technology of Tianlei Cannon.
Xia Mochu was beaming with joy.
Qin Zheng is really amazing. He performed this scene so well that it completely exceeded expectations.
"My dear ministers, how powerful is this thunder cannon?" Xia Mochu asked.
Is that even a question?
The ministers were already frightened!
"Your Majesty, our dynasty has this Sky Thunder Cannon, so why should we fear foreign vassals?"
"With this Sky Thunder Cannon, who can compete with me?"
"Your Majesty, I, an old minister, suggest that it is time to wipe out the foreign vassal states!"
For a moment, the loyal ministers were extremely excited.
The treacherous ministers were sweating profusely and were terrified.
Now that the Empress has such a powerful Sky Thunder Cannon, she will no longer compromise with them or their masters.
They are in danger,
Some smart people have already guessed the purpose of tonight's court session.
Some people are going to be out of luck.
Maybe, it will be myself.
The more I think about it, the more scared and anxious I become.
At this moment, Xia Mochu smiled faintly: "I only have twenty Sky Thunder Cannons now, it's still not enough!"
Qin Zheng: “…”
The empress has also learned to brag!
Twenty doors?
The ministers were extremely shocked.
If one subject is so powerful, twenty subjects?
Is that okay?
Xia Mochu continued, "This is far from enough. Now, we are facing internal and external troubles..."
Xia Mochu suddenly stopped talking and changed the subject: "Return to the court!"
The ministers followed the empress down from the observatory.
Some ministers' legs were still weak and they had to walk down by holding on to the wall.
Minister of War Qu Zhengzhuo approached Prime Minister Xia Bitu and lowered his voice: "Your Excellency is wise!"
He is still frightened at this moment!
Xia Bitu sighed: "Is the memorial ready?"
Qu Zhengzhuo nodded: "I'm ready."
Xia Bitu said, "I don't ask for any merit, but I ask for forgiveness!"
Qu Zhengzhuo hesitated for a moment and said, "But, from now on, I will completely turn against them."
Xia Bitu sneered, "Do they dare? Without me, what are they? If they provoke me, I will help the Empress destroy them. They are irreplaceable!"
Qu Zhengzhuo was horrified...
Court.
The empress sat on the throne.
His phoenix eyes swept over the ministers.
At this time, all the ministers were more well-behaved than before.
It's simply humble and pleasing.
Xia Mochu is very satisfied!
He said, "My dear ministers, do you know where the bombardment just happened?"
No one spoke.
Even if you know, you can’t tell!
Because this gambling house has a powerful background!
"Your Majesty!" Wei Xuelin came out and said, "That's the Hongyun Casino! Your Majesty, I dare to ask why you bombarded the casino. Were there any casualties?"
Xia Mochu looked at the tutor and smiled bitterly.
The teacher is honest.
Fortunately, I didn’t tell him in advance, otherwise, if he wasn’t handled properly, it would have been a disaster.
Said: "Taifu will know later!"
Just as he finished speaking, the eunuch outside the door announced, "Master Qin, the Junior Master, has arrived!"
Qin Zheng strode into the court.
Everyone looked at him.
At this moment, everyone knows that the shot was this guy's masterpiece.
Only Hongtong County has the famous Tianlei Cannon.
Some ministers looked at Qin Zheng with fear.
But for more people, it’s fear!
"Your Majesty, the mission is accomplished!" Qin Zheng knelt down and kowtowed.
Xia Mochu smiled and said, "Qin Aiqing, please stand up!"
Qin Zheng stood up.
Xia Mochu looked at the ministers and said, "My dear ministers, you still don't know the situation. Please ask Minister Qin to tell them!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!" Qin Zheng said, "Hongyun Casino is indeed an extremely evil force in the imperial capital. Using the casino as a cover, they have over a thousand members who use violence to control all businesses in the imperial capital, extorting protection fees and committing all kinds of evil..."
Qin Zheng stated the reason for bombarding the gambling house.
"Your Majesty, Lord Qin mentioned this evil force. I, your humble servant, have a memorial to present!" Just as Qin Zheng finished his words, Qu Zhengzhuo suddenly came out, knelt on the ground, holding a thick memorial in his hands.
If I don't say it now, it will be too late. If Qin Zheng has said it, this memorial will be useless.
The ministers were shocked. Who was Qu Zhengzhuo going to report?
"Present it!" Xia Mochu was waiting anxiously.
An Dehai stepped forward, took the memorial and presented it to Xia Mochu.
Xia Mochu opened the memorial, took a quick look at it, and his expression instantly became angry.
Every time you look at me, your anger increases!
After reading it all, Xia Mochu's face was already filled with anger, and her body was trembling.
Qin Geng was furious, the empress was really good at acting.
Little did he know that Xia Mochu was really angry.
She thought she and Qin Zheng already had more evidence, but she didn't expect the evidence provided by Qu Zhengzhuo to be even more than that!
"What a traitor! His crimes are too numerous to list!" Xia Mochu was furious: "Lord Qu, do you have solid evidence?"
Qu Zhengzhuo said solemnly: "We have both witnesses and evidence, and the evidence is irrefutable!"
"Good! My dear Lord Qu, you have shared my worries and are thinking about the country and the people. I am very pleased!"
As he spoke, Xia Mochu glanced at the ministers.
Suddenly he shouted, "Cai Jinyu, the governor of the imperial capital; Li Shigeng, the commander-in-chief of the Five Cities Military Department; Xun Ziqi, the prefect of Nancheng; Han Yuzhi, the prefect of Dongcheng; Zhao Wenyuan, the prefect of Xicheng; Li Boliang, the prefect of Zhongcheng, do you admit your guilt?"
thump……
The seven people were already pale, sweating profusely, and kneeling on the ground.
The ministers were shocked and their faces changed drastically.
Were they the ones that Qu Zhengzhuo impeached?
what's the situation?
It would be reasonable for Qin Zheng to impeach these people, because he is the empress's man.
But Qu Zhengzhuo is the Prime Minister's man, and among these people are both the Prime Minister's own people and the people of the Four Realms Kings!
For example, Cai Jinyu and Li Shigeng in the imperial capital are the prime minister's men.
Xun Ziqi, the prefect of Nancheng Prefecture, is a man of the King of the Southern Territory.
Han Yu, the prefect of Dongcheng, knew that he was the King of the Northern Territory's man.
Zhao Wenyuan, the prefect of Xicheng, is a man of the King of the Western Territory.
Li Boliang, the prefect of Zhongcheng, is a man of the King of the East.
Who doesn't know that Prime Minister Xia Bitu and the Four Realm Kings are of the same blood?
Why did they report them? Not only that, they also reported their own people?
Recalling the brief exchange between Qin Zheng and Xia Bitu in the court room, the ministers took a deep breath.
Qin Zheng must have said something to the Prime Minister, forcing him to sacrifice his own people and offend the Four Realm Kings.
Qin Zheng must have some leverage over the Prime Minister!
Qin Zheng is so terrifying that he can make the cunning and powerful prime minister surrender!
Thinking hard!
At this moment, the eyes of the ministers looking at Qin Zheng changed, from fear to extreme terror!
Xia Bitu and Qu Zhengzhuo's expressions also changed at this moment, because there was no mention of the Imperial Capital Governor Cai Jinyu in their memorial.
This must be a conspiracy of Qin Zheng and the Empress!
But, obviously, Cai Jinyu can no longer be saved!
At this moment, Xia Bitu did not dare to expose the truth and said that the memorial did not impeach Cai Jinyu.
Otherwise, it wouldn't just be the loss of the Imperial Capital Governor, Cai Jinyu. The Empress would definitely target the Minister of War, Qu Zhengzhuo.
This is a trap!
Even though I clearly saw it, I still had to pretend not to see it.
Xia Bitu glanced at Qin Zheng from the corner of his eye. What a rip-off!
Qin Zheng seemed to sense something and looked at him, again with an innocent expression on his face.
groove!
Xia Bitu hated seeing Qin Zheng's expression the most.
If you are innocent, I will drink while standing upside down!