I, the prince, only want to be deposed.

Chapter 71: Spy Sima Qian

A few days later, Guiyang camp.

"not good!"

Having just received the latest secret report from the spies, General Lu Bode's face changed drastically. He suddenly stood up and shouted loudly,

"Quickly send orders to all units to gather their troops and march to Yuecheng Pass immediately. There must be no delay!"

"And send someone to Lingling to send a message to General Yang Pu, asking him to lead his troops down the river and attack Panyu from the west!"

"promise!"

Someone immediately took the order.

However, the deputy general at the side did not understand what was going on, and asked carefully with a worried look on his face: "General, what happened?"

"The Prime Minister of Nanyue, Lü Jia, has indeed rebelled!"

Lu Bode threw the secret report over, frowning and saying,

"The secret report said that Lu Jia has secretly mobilized troops to gather in Panyu City, which may be detrimental to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

"This secret report has been on the road for several days. Now that it has reached me, it is about the situation several days ago. I am afraid that Lu Jia has already launched an attack. It is still unknown whether His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is dead or alive."

"Tell the people below that this will most likely be a decisive battle, and we will definitely wipe out South Vietnam in one fell swoop!"

"promise!"

Upon hearing this, the deputy general dared not neglect it.

He didn't even have time to read the secret report. He threw it on the table and hurriedly ran out of the tent to direct the departure.

Sending out a full-scale attack on the enemy's territory is not as simple as just gathering troops.

Baggage, food, and war horses must all move with the army, otherwise the opportunity to fight may be missed if you are not careful!

"This prince actually went to the Kingdom of Nanyue to promote some kind of martial arts title and atonement order. This is really ridiculous!"

After the deputy general left, Lu Bode ordered his men to put on their armor while he could not help but complain in his heart,
"Even if we really want to implement it, we should wait until Nanyue completes its annexation and the situation is completely stabilized before implementing it. How can we do it on our own?"

"Besides, is this something he can decide alone?"

"Alas, he is just a teenager after all. He is more likely to cause trouble than to accomplish anything!"

At this moment.

"Report!"

A soldier came quickly into the tent and reported with a bow.

"General, there is someone outside the camp who claims to be the son of Sima Tan, the Grand Historian of the dynasty. His name is Sima Qian. He has traveled here recently and wants to visit you, General."

"It's already this late and someone is still here to cause trouble!"

Lu Bode immediately waved his hand impatiently.
"Tell him I have important matters to attend to and cannot meet him. Give him some money and send him off!"

……

Outside Guiyang Camp.

"Alas, alas, I'm not here to ask for money..."

Sima Qian wanted to explain his purpose, but he saw the messenger soldier dropped a small bag of money and quickly returned to the barracks without saying a single word.

He has now been traveling at his father's command for more than a year.

During this period, he set out from Chang'an, passed through Wuguan to Wan, went south to Xiangfan to Jiangling, crossed the river and followed the Yuanshui River to Xiangxi, and then turned southeast to Mount Jiuyi.

The purpose is to visit all parts of the country, collect ancient stories and events, and collect lost old news.

Just a few days ago, Sima Qian happened to hear the rumor on the way that the current emperor had sent the crown prince to the Kingdom of Nanyue, and he also learned that Lu Bode led an army of 30,000 to station in Guiyang because of this matter.

He immediately smelled a strong scent of secrets from these rumors.

It happened that Mount Jiuyi was not far from Guiyang.

So Sima Qian resolutely gave up his plan to go north to Changsha and went to Guiyang instead.

Just to closely explore the secrets behind this incident and fulfill the Sima family's mission as the historian since the Zhou Dynasty.

Unexpectedly, I came to visit Guiyang Camp today.

After introducing himself, Lu Bode not only did not treat him with courtesy, but he was actually treated as a beggar and dismissed at random... "Dangdangdangdang!"

Just when Sima Qian had to leave in frustration, the sound of urgent gongs suddenly rang out from all over the Guiyang camp.

Then, from deep within the camp came the sound of heavy drums, starting slow and then getting faster.

"Is it possible that General Lu is not trying to evade me? Has something big really happened?"

Sima Qian immediately perked up and laid on the fence of the camp to look inside.

However, standing here, he could only see the soldiers inside quickly packing up their weapons and armor and gathering deep in the camp, and he was unable to learn any useful information at all.

But without the permission of the commander.

He couldn't break into the camp and spy without permission, as that would be a capital crime at any time.

"This abnormal situation is very likely related to the previous rumors, but General Lu refuses to see me. What should I do?"

Sima Qian couldn't help feeling a little anxious.

The matter concerns the emperor and the crown prince, and also involves the Kingdom of Nanyue.

If something really happened, it might be an event that will go down in history.

If he could personally participate in it and obtain the most authentic and reliable information, he could provide first-hand information for the history book that his father was determined to compile.

In the eyes of his father, the Grand Historian, this is the highest level of filial piety in the world!
at this time.

"Who are you to dare to spy on the Han army camp?!"

Along with a loud shout, a sharp pain suddenly came from the lower back.

Sima Qian was so frightened that he trembled and looked back quickly.

I saw that a group of soldiers had surrounded him at some point. The leader was holding a spear against his lower back, with a look of vigilance on his face.

"Please don't misunderstand me. I am Sima Qian, the son of the current Grand Historian. I recently traveled here and came to visit General Lu."

Sima Qian had no choice but to raise his hand and introduce himself again with a wry smile.

"Do you know what position this Tai-something-ling he is talking about is? And how much is his annual salary?"

The leader was obviously not very educated and didn't know much about the official system of the Han Dynasty. After listening to it, he asked the four people around him with a puzzled look on his face.

"..."

The others also spread their hands and shook their heads.

The only skinny soldier looked Sima Qian up and down, and loudly conspired with the leader:
"Sergeant, no matter if he is the commander or not, he is not a member of the army, so it is problematic for him to spy on the Han army camp. Maybe he is a spy sent by the Nanyue Kingdom to spy on our army."

"Our army is about to set out. If he leaks the news, we will be held responsible if we are investigated."

"On the contrary, it would be safest if we captured him and handed him over to General Lu."

"If we catch the wrong person, we are still doing our duty."

"But if we catch the right one, it will be a great achievement, and we won't suffer any loss, don't you think?"

After hearing this, Wu Chang paused for a moment and looked at Sima Qian again:
"You said you were the son of that Tai-something-ling. How can you prove that what you said is true?"

Sima Qian had already found a glimmer of opportunity from what these people said, and immediately acted with a guilty look:

"My dear warriors, let's talk. Although I cannot provide proof, I am indeed the son of the current Grand Historian."

"But since General Lu has military duties to attend to, I will not disturb him."

"Please use this money to buy some wine. Just pretend you have never seen me. Please be so kind as to let me go..."

While talking.

Sima Qian bent over and smiled as he handed over the small bag of money that Lu Bode had just given him as a reward. He looked like a cunning villain.

"Captain, look what I said, there is definitely something wrong with him."

The skinny soldier immediately said with certainty.

The sergeant nodded, snatched the purse and put it in his arms, then waved his hand:
"Follow me to capture this spy and hand him over to the general for personal disposal!"

　Thanks to Mr. [Wuyin Guke] for his reward and support.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)