The Great Han Dynasty: From Feng Lang Juxu to the Eternal Emperor

Chapter 416 Kill Southeast
Southeast, Kuaiji County.

This place is not too far from the southeast coastline. With the development of Jiangnan by the Han Dynasty, commerce in various parts of Jiangnan has begun to flourish.

With the development of business, Kuaiji County also saw business opportunities in Nuoda.

They were no longer satisfied with the little money they could make in the shopping mall. The governor and prefect of Kuaiji County planned to start their own commercial sales business.

They privately transported silk, porcelain and tea all over the sea.

There are several small countries nearby with small populations but a lot of gold and silver. Their demand for silk, linen, porcelain and tea is huge.

This allowed the governor of Kuaiji and the prefect to see business opportunities, and immediately they began to engage in overseas trade in secret.

But the problem is that they can't hide this kind of thing at all. These businessmen in the southeast are not fools, and they quickly saw the business opportunities.

If this group of merchants also starts to engage in maritime trade, then their piece of the big cake will be completely divided.

So the prefect of Kuaiji County joined forces with the governor of Ji County to direct and perform this play, asking his subordinates to pretend to be pirates and rob the coast to scare the merchants.

If this group of merchants dare to go to sea, they will be immediately attacked by pirates.

At this time, the prefect's mansion in Kuaiji County.

Zhao Fei looked slightly nervous. As the prefect of Accounting County, he was responsible for the people's livelihood work in Kuaiji, but he couldn't resist the temptation of large amounts of wealth, so he joined forces with the governor of Kuaiji.

Chen Zique, the governor of Kuaiji County, was sitting opposite Zhao Fei. He was holding tea and said lightly: "Why is Mr. Zhao so anxious to find me?"

Zhao Fei said with a trembling face: "Old Chen, how do you stay so calm?"

"Did you know that the champion Hou Huo Qubing came to the southeast?"

Chen Zique said calmly: "I know, what's wrong?"

Zhao Fei said: "He must have come here to investigate the pirates. Aren't you afraid that he will investigate us?"

Chen Zique smiled and said: "How is this possible? I sent all the soldiers back to the barracks. Everyone is my confidant, and I gave them a lot of money."

"They will not betray their officers."

"In this case, how can we investigate the champion? In the end, he will return to Chang'an in despair."

"The thing is, in Kuaiji, we are the gods! He is the king in Chang'an, but when he comes to Kuaiji, he is just a worm, just stay there!"

"What are you afraid of?"

Zhao Fei was still a little worried. He said: "It's better to be careful. If you are caught in this matter, it will be a serious crime of confiscating your family and exterminating your clan!"

Chen Zique didn't take it seriously. He felt that Zhao Fei was too courageous. How could he catch him? Who can find out?
He, Huo Qubing, was a military general. How could he have the brains to find out?

"Don't worry, I've made all the arrangements. Huo Qubing won't be able to find any way to find us!"

……

On the other side, in the southeast military camp, Huo Qubing's face was ashen.

Gongsun Ao's face didn't look very good either.

A few days ago, Huo Qubing went to check on the pirates, but he didn't have any clues at all.

Everyone was tight-lipped, and the pirates disappeared without a trace. He went to the governor's mansion, but the governor's mansion didn't tell him any information.

But the turning point came early yesterday morning.

A businessman found Huo Qubing, and he told Huo Qubing that the pirates were caused by the collusion between the governor's office and the governor's office.

Huo Qubing was doubtful and asked him for evidence. He said there was no evidence, but he analyzed the stakes for Huo Qubing.

Previously, they also planned to send merchant ships to nearby island countries to trade silk tea. After making a lot of money, pirate attacks occurred not long after.

This is obviously aimed at their group of businessmen.

Huo Qubing asked them again why they were so sure that the governor's office and the prefect's office were colluding.

The businessman said that when they went to sea for trading for the second time, they were robbed by a group of pirates. The pirates used the Han's sword and their skills were similar to the Han's soldiers.

One of his juniors joined the army in the southeast, so he knew these moves. They knew before that the governor's office and the prefect's office were colluding in the silk business, and now it must be their joint effort.

Huo Qubing released the man and warned him that no one could say these things.

Now they were sure that there was collusion between the governor's office and the prefect's office without any evidence, so Huo Qubing wrote a letter and sent it to Chang'an to see if there was anything Chang'an could do.

He couldn't find any clues in the southeast. All the clues were closed, and he had no way of starting.

At this time, Huo Qubing and Gongsun Ao were waiting for news from Chang'an to see what instructions the court would give.

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Changan.

East Palace.

When Wang Hui informed Weining of all Huo Qubing's letters, Weining's face became serious.

He stood up and walked back and forth in the main hall of the East Palace, thinking about how to let Huo Qubing handle it.

Wang Hui suggested: "Your Highness, there is no clear evidence from Lord Huo to prove that the governor of Kuaiji County colluded with the prefect."

"The southeast is now a major tax-paying town for us Han people. If we go to investigate rashly, if something goes wrong, the southeast will be unstable."

"If the southeast is not stable, the layout we have worked hard to build in the southeast will collapse, and the business in the southeast will develop. If there is a problem in the place, it will be difficult to handle!"

Wei Ning glanced at him and said, "So what do you think?"

Wang Hui said: "Let Huo Qubing investigate again and arrest the person after finding conclusive evidence."

Wei Ning frowned and said, "If he could find evidence, he wouldn't have written to Chang'an."

This road is obviously not feasible, and continuing to let Huo Qubing stay in the southeast is undoubtedly a waste of time.

Wang Hui said helplessly: "I am stupid and don't know what to do."

Wei Ning thought for a while and said, "Follow me to Weiyang Palace."

"Here."

Wei Ning and Wang Hui waited for a day in Weiyang Palace, but did not see Emperor Wu of the Han return.

The chamberlain didn't know where Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty had gone.

Wei Ning thought for a moment and said to Wang Hui, "I won't wait for you, father."

"You give Huo Qubing the order to arrest the people directly. Use Gu's will to arrest the people and take them to Chang'an quickly."

Wang Hui said in surprise: "Your Highness! What if it weren't for them? Then there would be chaos in the southeast!"

Wei Ning said: "Let Huo Qubing find any excuse. No matter what, these two people will be brought to Chang'an."

"Go tell Zhang Tang and let him prepare to interrogate people!"

Wang Hui was silent for a while and said: "Your Highness, why don't we wait until His Majesty comes back?"

Wei Ning said: "If you wait one more day, Huo Qubing will be on pins and needles in the southeast. If I don't wait for my father, he will definitely support me."

Wang Hui took a deep look at Wei Ning and advised: "Your Highness, it's better to wait."

"I have something that I shouldn't say. You are still the crown prince and do not have administrative power yet."

"If you go against His Majesty's wishes, it will only make His Majesty more and more jealous of you."

Wei Ning shook his head and said: "Father will not be suspicious of me. There is no need to say more, just do it quickly."

Now Weining's temper has become more and more aggressive, and he also believes from the bottom of his heart that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty will support him.

There was a hint of worry on Wang Hui's face, but he didn't say much and said: "I obey the order!"

(End of this chapter)