The Six Arts of the Gentleman in the Bright Moon of Qin Dynasty

Chapter 644: New Master of the Navy [Subscribe*Vote for the Month]

Although they all knew that Wei Ju would not run away, what if Wei Ju was bored and wanted to play?
Never underestimate what these dudes can do when they're bored.

"..."Wei Ju also heard Hei Bai Xuan Jian's orders and was even more speechless, especially when the other party actually asked the jailer to find a few deaf and illiterate people to monitor him!

"It's really not the case!" Wei Ju was helpless. He was going to suffocate himself.

Bored Wei Ju could only open the brocade box that Nanyue gave him.

Then I found that there was a strange thing inside. It had two adjustable tubes. Just like the clairvoyance, each tube had two giant spirit illusions of different sizes. Moreover, the color of the mirror was not transparent, but dark red.

Wei Ju put his eyes directly to the observation hole, and then found that this was actually a modified version of the clairvoyance, which could see farther and wider than the single-tube clairvoyances in the Qinian Palace.

The most important thing is that it is more convenient to carry and can be hung directly around the neck.

"But I can't get out!" Wei Ju was embarrassed.

What's the use of having clairvoyance? The Black Prison is so small, and he is still at the bottom. He can see the end with his naked eyes, so having clairvoyance is useless.

However, Wei Ju also understood that this thing was more convenient and useful than a monocular telescope when used on naval ships.

"Help me deliver this thing to Princess Wannian!" Wei Ju thought for a while, put something into a brocade box and wrapped it up, and asked the jailer to hand the brocade box to Xiao Yun'e.

As for whether the jailer dares to open it and take a look, it is basically impossible.

Even if it needs to be opened, only the prison warden has the qualification to do so. Even the warden doesn't dare to look at it. He can only report it up the chain of command until someone with sufficient status can open it.

And this is exactly the case. After being passed through many layers, the brocade box fell into the hands of Li Xin, the governor of Xianyang.

Li Xin opened the brocade box carelessly, curious about what Wei Ju had given Xiao Yun'e.

But when the brocade box was opened, only a jade ring made of purple jade was seen.

"What is this?" Li Xin was puzzled. He played with it carefully for a while, but still couldn't figure it out. However, it felt a little warm when he wore it on his hand. It seemed to be a jade ring made of warm jade. It was obviously a gift from Wei Ju to the little princess for her health.

Therefore, Li Xin handed the brocade box to the little princess intact.

After Wei Ju was captured, the naval commanders who followed him became a little agitated, but Wei Ju had told them not to move before he left, so they held back.

"Mother, this is the gift my uncle gave me!" Xiao Yun'e hung the jade ring around her neck as if it were a pendant on a necklace and showed it off to Shao Siming.

After all, the jade ring was too big and couldn't fit on her little finger.

When Shao Siming and Nong Yu saw the jade ring in Xiao Yun'e's hand, they were both shocked, but their expressions were not abnormal.

"Princess, this gift is not light!" said Nanyue with a smile.

Li Xin, Hei Bai Xuan Jian and others actually arranged people to find out whether the jade ring given by Wei Ju had any other uses. However, when they saw that Shao Siming, Nong Yu and others did not care and let the little princess play with it, they did not care either.

Shao Siming took Xiao Yun'e to play in Xianyang for three days, and then left Xianyang with the little princess' reluctance.

What surprised Ying Zheng and others was that shortly after Shao Siming and others left, the generals of the Wei navy also returned to Luoyang and took command of the navy again.

Ying Zheng and others did not dare to stop them.

These were Wei Ju's confidants and the actual controllers of the navy. If these people were not released, the State of Wei would most likely take advantage of the situation and take control of the navy.

"Your Majesty, we have already tried to find out that none of Prince Ju's cronies have been subjugated by us, and they have clearly told us that Prince Ju has arranged everything, and the navy will not fall into the hands of others!" Zhang Han reported to Ying Zheng. They did not dare to let Wei Ju go back, but they were also worried that the navy would be stolen by Wei State without Wei Ju.

So they secretly wanted to bribe the navy commanders and ask them to hand over the navy to Qin.

But without exception, they all failed.

This also made Zhang Han and others even more impressed. They didn't know what kind of magic soup Wei Ju had given these naval commanders to make them so loyal.

"Hasn't he had any contact with them since he took over Bingzhou?" Ying Zheng also frowned.

Wei Ju asked them to release these generals, saying that he had already arranged everything, and even if he was not there, no one else could control the navy, whether it was Qin or Wei.

Therefore, in Ying Zheng's view, the only person in the world whom Wei Ju could trust so much was Bing Jun.

However, they did not realize that Shao Siming had ever had contact with these naval generals, and even when they left, they went in different directions and did not take a different route.

"Why don't we go and ask Master Ju directly, to whom he handed over the navy?" Zhang Han said directly.

“……” Ying Zheng and Hei Bai Xuan Jian rolled their eyes.

Do you think Wei Ju is a fool?
The navy is his life-saving weapon, how could he hand it over so easily?

Even if Wei Ju and Ying Zheng had the intention to cooperate, who would dare to bet their reputation on the struggle for power?
If Wei Ju really handed over the navy, Ying Zheng would think about whether he should arrange someone to try to control the navy and sideline Wei Ju.

After all, you can only feel at ease when it is in your own hands.

"Your Majesty has found a good backer for us!" The naval commanders who returned to Luoyang all laughed.

In fact, they had already anticipated the outcome of this trip, and Wei Ju had also said that he would find them an absolutely reliable backer.

But no one expected that this backer would be so powerful!
"You all saw that the young master is still young, so we are now keeping the navy on her behalf!" The deputy general smiled and looked at the other generals, "If you have other ideas, first consider whether the young master will ask you to return it when she grows up, and whether you can withstand the revenge of the young master!"

All the generals were in awe. Not to mention that the young master was only temporarily in charge of the navy on behalf of the emperor, even if the navy was really handed over to the young master, they would not dare to bully their master.

Even if you offend the young lady, the consequences will be more serious than offending the king.

Inside the dark prison, Wei Ju was gnawing on a chicken leg and drinking the fine wine that was only available in the Qin Palace, without worrying about the turmoil in the navy at all.

The new master he found for the navy puts more pressure on the navy than the one he himself brought to the navy.

They dare to undermine themselves, but they dare not undermine the little princess.

I have been sidelined and can only feel helpless and furious.

But if you dare to sideline the little princess, you will face revenge from Bingzhou, which will involve endless assassinations by masters.

The Mohist, Taoist, and Confucian schools of thought all don't mind helping.

Wei Ju had his own considerations when giving the jade ring that commanded the navy to Xiao Yun'e. Anyone else he gave it to could steal the navy's achievements except Xiao Yun'e. It would also prevent the generals under his command from doing anything rash, let alone defecting to Qin and Wei.

When he gets out, the navy will still be his.

(End of this chapter)