"I dare not ask you to spare my unfilial son. I only hope that Your Majesty will allow me to suffer on behalf of that unfilial son.”
" Hmph!" Zhang Han snorted coldly." Marquis of Nanyang, embezzling the compensation money of the soldiers who died in battle is a crime that will wipe out the three races.”
The meaning behind his words was very obvious. Not only would his son die, but the Marquis of Nanyang's entire family would also die.
Hearing this, Duch's body trembled and he hit the ground with his head.""Please have mercy, Your Majesty."
Hearing this, the First Emperor hesitated for a moment before saying,""You, Du He, are a hero of Great Qin. It's fine if you destroy three races, but your son, Du Xin, must die. If he doesn't die, how will We explain to the soldiers who died for Great Qin?”
Hearing this, Du He's face turned pale. He still didn't give up."Your Majesty, this old minister has four sons in total. Three of them died in the war to destroy the six countries, and now there is only one left. This old minister pleads Your Majesty to allow this old minister to die in place of that unfilial son.”
The First Emperor was furious." Enough! I'm already showing mercy by not destroying your three clans. Don't say anything more."”
Duch was about to speak when he was interrupted by the chamberlain who hurried over.
"Your Majesty, General Wang Li requests an audience."
Qin Shi Huang was stunned." Today, my royal study is really lively. Let him in."”
As soon as he finished speaking, Wang Li, who was dressed in armor, hurriedly walked in."Your Majesty, Young Master Ying Ziyu brought a thousand Brocade Guards out of Xianyang City. The Commandant of Ju Nan City reported that he seemed to be going to Nanyang to capture someone.”
"What? Who gave him the courage to lead his troops out of the city without permission?”
Qin Shi Huang was stunned at first, then he said angrily.
Wang Li blinked and looked at the First Emperor. He really wanted to say," Didn't you personally give this to me?"
However, he only dared to think about this in his heart. The First Emperor was obviously angry, so he didn't dare to say it out loud.
"Zhang Han, immediately lead the Shadow Secret Guards to reinforce them.”
"Yes!"
Zhang Han accepted the order and reminded before he left,""Your Majesty, you don't have to worry too much. With Young Master's martial arts skills, I don't think anything big will happen.”
Qin Shi Huang nodded and looked coldly at Duch."If anything happens to Yu 'er, this one will slaughter your Du clan and scram.”
At this moment, Duke Du He was also dumbfounded. He didn't expect things to reach this stage.
Nanyang was his former fief. If Young Master Ying Ziyu really wanted to capture someone in Nanyang, there might really be a conflict.
If something happened to the Ninth Young Master of the Great Qin Empire, the entire Nanyang would be in trouble, let alone the Du Family.
Thinking of this, he didn't have time to plead for his son. He quickly left the palace and prepared to return to Nanyang.
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Ying Ziyu left Xianyang City. After three days of rapid marching, he finally arrived at Nanyang.
With Ying Ziyu's order, the army stopped to rest.
Black Tortoise brought a few Embroidered Uniform Guards to investigate the situation. A moment later, he arrived in front of Ying Ziyu."Young Master, Nanyang is less than fifty miles away from here.”
Ying Ziyu nodded. His eyes were cold as he mounted his horse."Speed up the march, target Nanyang City.”
As soon as he finished speaking, Ying Ziyu rode on Ye Zhaoyu like a bolt of white lightning and took the lead.
The Embroidered Uniform Guards followed closely behind.
It only took them half a day to reach Nanyang City.
At this moment, the city gates of Nanyang were tightly shut, and the soldiers guarding the city were all on standby.
At this moment, a man who looked like a lieutenant appeared on the city wall. He frowned as he looked at Ying Ziyu and the others and shouted,
"What are you doing outside the city? Why did you bring troops to invade the important place of my Du clan?”
When Ying Ziyu heard this, he immediately snorted and said,"The Du family is so mighty. Under the heavens, it is the land of the king, and on the shores of the land, it is the subjects of the king! Since when did the Nanyang City of the Great Qin Empire become the private land of the Du Clan?”
Azure Dragon pointed his long saber at the lieutenant on the city wall."The Embroidered Uniform Guards are doing business, why aren't you opening the city gates?”
The captain on the city wall sneered and said disdainfully,""Is there His Majesty's decree?"
"The imperial power is allowed to act first and report later. Do you dare to stop our Embroidered Uniform Guards from taking people? Hurry up and open the city gates!"
" What special permission?" the lieutenant said sarcastically." I'm telling you, without His Majesty's decree, you brought your troops here without permission with the intention of rebelling."”
"If you know what's good for you, quickly retreat. Otherwise, don't blame me for being impolite.”
Li Cunxiao was furious when he heard this." How dare you! Young Master Ying Ziyu dares to speak so arrogantly here! Are you trying to rebel?"”
The commandant of Nanyang City was stunned. Young Master Ying Ziyu?
Then, he seemed to have remembered something. Yesterday, the news of Ying Ziyu's control over the world had already spread. As the commandant of Nanyang City, he naturally knew about this.
Could it be that this young master of the Great Qin Empire had come to Nanyang?
The lieutenant's heart tightened. If this young master really came personally, then he could only open the door.
This lieutenant wasn't a member of the Du family, nor was he stupid.
Naturally, he didn't want to offend Ying Ziyu for no reason. Just as the commandant was about to give the order to open the city gates, an old man walked over.
The old man climbed up the city wall and looked down at Ying Ziyu and the others." I am Du Sheng. I wonder why Young Master Yu brought these people to Nanyang?”
His words and attitude were unyielding.
"Impudent! Young Master is here, and you refuse to open the city. Are you trying to rebel?”
"Archers, get ready."
The White Tiger had a fiery temper. Seeing Du Sheng being so impudent, he immediately ordered.
Following White Tiger's order, the Embroidered Uniform Guards took out their bows and crossbows. The arrows that glowed with a cold light immediately aimed at Du Sheng on the city wall.
This Du Sheng had never seen such a lineup before. He was instantly shocked and did not know what to do for a moment.
"Old Man Du, why don't we welcome Young Master into the city?”
The lieutenant at the side reminded Du Sheng. Du Sheng hesitated. He didn't want to be enemies with Ying Ziyu, but he couldn't make the decision.
"Haha, Young Master is so mighty.”
As soon as he finished speaking, an old man with white hair and a beard arrived on the city wall with more than ten guards.
"And who are you?"
Ying Ziyu looked at the old man with interest. The old man was full of energy and said proudly,"This old man is the Patriarch of the Du Clan, Du Qian!”
"Alright, no matter who you are, hand over Du Xin.”Ying Ziyu said coldly.
Du Qian smiled when he heard this." This old man wants to make a deal with Young Master. As long as Young Master lets Du Xin go, then my Du Clan will use the entire clan's strength to help Young Master ascend to the throne."”
"What does Young Master think?"
Ying Ziyu smiled when he heard this."Patriarch Du is really good at scheming. However…"
" I choose to refuse."
Du Qian's expression changed slightly when he heard this. He didn't expect Ying Ziyu to reject him so straightforwardly.
After a moment of silence, he said coldly," My Du family has existed for hundreds of years. For Great Qin, countless people of my family have died. Now, only Du Xin is left in the main family…Young Master must agree to this…"
As soon as Du Qian finished speaking, he waved his sleeves lightly.
Immediately, the gates of Nanyang City opened, and an army rushed out. It only took a moment for them to get into formation.
Ying Ziyu's expression changed slightly. This army had about 5,000 people.
Most of them were wearing standard armor and holding standard weapons.
These people should be the guards of Nanyang City.
This scene made Ying Ziyu incredibly furious. Great Qin's soldiers had actually captured the private soldiers of a Clan; this was simply unbelievable.
"What, do you want to use force against me?”
"Young Master must be joking. How would this old man dare to use force against Young Master…" Du Qian said indifferently.
"But recently, there have been traitors near Nanyang. Young Master, you should be careful.”
"Young Master, what do you think of my words?”
Du Qian smiled. He didn't think that Ying Ziyu would refuse.
Moreover, compared to the full support of the Du family, a few remnant soldiers were not worth mentioning at all. Now that the situation was like this, as long as there was nothing wrong with their brains, they would choose their Du family. Just as he was feeling smug, the next second, Ying Ziyu's words made his expression change drastically.
"The Du Family of Nanyang has a strong army and intends to rebel. Brocade Guard, listen up and capture all the members of the Du Family!”
"Kill them!"
"Since you don't want to give my Du Clan a way out, so what if my Du Clan rebelled?”
Du Qian's face was ferocious as he shouted,"This person is pretending to be the Great Qin's Young Master. Capture him for me."”
"Brocade Robes, listen up! Kill them!"
With a command, Ying Ziyu charged out with his spear in hand.
"Kill them!"
Li Cunxiao, Azure Dragon, and the others followed closely behind.
In the blink of an eye, the two forces collided like a flood of steel.
Ying Ziyu attacked with great force, instantly causing the Nanyang defenders to fall and scream in pain. Li Cunxiao and Yan Di, who were beside him, were also unusually brave.
Needless to say, Li Cunxiao, but Yan Di surprised Ying Ziyu.
Originally, he thought that this guy was just a brute force, but now that he was on the battlefield, Ying Ziyu realized that he was wrong.
Yan Di held two meteor hammers that weighed about 100 pounds in his hands and swung them like a windmill.
The Nanyang soldiers who were hit were either dead or crippled. No one could get close to them. They were like walking killing machines on the battlefield.
The people on the Nanyang city wall were stunned when they saw the one-sided battle.
Du Qian was even more panicked at this time. He had more than 5,000 people on his side, but they were actually killed by 1,000 people without any strength to retaliate. How could this not make him panic?
As time passed, the battle below the city was nearing its end.
Nanyang City's defenders had either died or surrendered. They had completely lost the ability to resist.
When Du Qian saw this scene, he only felt the world spin and he directly went limp on the ground."My Du clan is finished…It's over, hurry... Go quickly, leave from the east gate, and leave as soon as you can... Hurry up and leave!"
"But tribe leader, you…"
Du Qian waved his hand and said weakly,""Don't worry about me. Leave quickly."
Below the city wall, Ying Ziyu looked at the tightly shut Nanyang City gates and snorted coldly,""Yan Di, smash the door open!"
"Haha, Young Master, just wait and see.”Yan Di laughed out loud and swung the meteor hammer in his hand.
After dozens of loud bangs, the city gate cracked open.
"Enter the city and capture the members of the Du family. Kill those who resist.”
Following Ying Ziyu's order, Azure Dragon and White Tiger led the Embroidered Uniform Guards into the city.
In Nanyang City, the commoners who didn't know what was happening were terrified and shut their doors.
"The Du family of Nanyang intends to rebel. The Embroidered Uniform Guards are arresting them.”
Shouts rang out in Nanyang City, shocking the people.
Only when Ying Ziyu led the Embroidered Uniform Guards into the inner city did the commoners dare to come out. Then, they gathered in twos and threes and began to discuss.
"The Du family rebelled? Is this for real?"
"Ha ha, who cares if it is true or false. In any case, this Du clan is finished…"
"Well done…If it were up to me, the people of the Du family should all die. If they didn't raise taxes without authorization, the people of Nanyang wouldn't be living so miserably.”
"Oh right... Do any of you know who that young general is?”
"I really don't know. He's probably the head of the Embroidered Uniform Guards.”
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