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Chapter 693 Gao Taiming: My son possesses the courage of ten thousand men! [3rd update, please vote!]

The scout, who had gone mad, saw pursuers and fled in panic, running headlong into the woods.

"idiot!"

Gao Mingqing became even more confident in his pursuit:

"The forest is so dense that the horse can't run fast, so where can it escape to?"

"Quack! Quack!"

Gao Mingqing spurred his horse into the woods, and sure enough, the scout ahead slowed down.

However, because Gao Mingqing's horse was fast, he gradually left his dozen or so personal guards behind.

Gao Mingqing was not concerned about this. He was brave enough to fight ten thousand men and had never encountered an opponent in the Dali Kingdom.

A mere scout is nothing to be afraid of.
Moreover, Gao Mingqing is only twenty years old and still a young man. How could a young man not be impetuous?

Eager to capture the scout and bring honor to his father, Gao Mingqing spurred his horse on to give chase.

The distance between him and the scout was constantly decreasing.

Of course, the distance between him and his dozen or so personal guards was also constantly widening.

Finally, he caught up with the scout.

Gao Mingqing grinned maliciously and swung his broadsword, slashing at the scout's back:
"You beast! Take this!"

However, to his surprise, the scout suddenly swung a stick at his face!
Strike first despite being late, a thunderous blow!
"call--"

As the bat hurtled towards him, Gao Mingqing was stunned:
Wait a minute! There's a hedgehog on this stick?

"Oh!"

The spiked club slammed heavily into Gao Mingqing's face, and Gao Mingqing immediately lost consciousness...

Qin Ming had no idea that he had killed a very important person. After killing Gao Mingqing, he calmly left.

When a dozen or so guards caught up, they found their General Dingyuan lying in a pool of blood, his head mangled...

It's over!

The dozen or so guards were terrified: Gao Mingqing was not only the General of Dingyuan, but also the son of the Prime Minister!

Prime Minister Gao Taiming was no ordinary prime minister; it was common knowledge that the Gao family of Dali Kingdom had more influence than the Duan family.

Gao Taiming's father was Gao Shengtai, the Marquis of Shanchan, which is Kunming in the 21st century.

Gao Shengtai's brilliance lay in the fact that he first installed Duan Shouhui as the emperor of the Dali Kingdom.

Dissatisfied, he forced Duan Shouhui to step down to Duan Zhengming.

He was unhappy again, so he forced Duan Zhengming to abdicate and become a monk, and then became emperor himself, changing the country's name to "Great China".

Before his death, Gao Shengtai instructed his son Gao Taiming to return the throne to the Duan family.

Following his father's will, Gao Taiming installed Duan Zhengchun as the emperor of the Dali Kingdom.

So although the Duan family was the emperor of the Dali Kingdom, the Gao family actually controlled the government.

At this time, Duan Zhengchun also abdicated in favor of his son Duan Zhengyan, also known as Duan Heyu, and became a monk.

The death of Gao Taiming's son terrified these dozen or so guards even more than the death of Duan Heyu.

It should be noted that Gao Mingqing was Gao Taiming's favorite son, and he even entrusted Gao Mingqing with the defense of Shanshan Prefecture.

Now Gao Mingqing is dead...

The dozen or so guards easily reached an agreement and went their separate ways to distant lands.

Go back and report?

That was meant to be buried alive with Gao Mingqing!

……

"Don't worry, Military Advisor Ha!"

Gao Taiming confidently said to the eagle-eyed man, Hami Chi:
"My son is as brave as ten thousand men; he can bring back that scoundrel's head in no time at most!"

Hami Chi chuckled and praised, "Your son is exceptionally robust; even in the northern frontier, such a sight is rare!"

Gao Taiming was a little unhappy after hearing this:
What nonsense! My son is an invincible warrior!

Did your Jin Dynasty also have that?

However, having heard that the Jin Dynasty was quite powerful in the northern frontier, Gao Taiming held back, wanting only to prove them wrong with facts:
"Tea please!"

Hami Chi didn't expect that he would make a mistake by praising it, so he had no choice but to pick up the teacup and take a sip.

He had originally planned to leave, but because of this matter, he decided to wait for Gao Mingqing to return before leaving.

It took no more than the time it takes to drink a cup of tea.

However, the time it takes to drink eight cups of tea passed. Hami Chi had drunk his fill of water, and his little belly was round and chubby.

"Hiccup! Prime Minister, it's getting late, I..."

"Not urgent!"

Gao Taiming interrupted him without hesitation:

"Master Ha, have another taste of Pu'er tea!"
"You have to savor this Pu'er tea carefully!"

Hami Chi: "Hiccup!"

Gao Taiming gave his personal guard a wink, and the guard, understanding the signal, went out to look for someone.

Hami Chi had lost count of how many cups of tea he had drunk, and finally Gao Taiming's personal guards returned:
"Prime Minister, something terrible has happened!"

Gao Taiming's personal guards' voices trembled:
"The Third Young Master died in the forest; his head was smashed to pieces!"

"Clang!"

Gao Taiming accidentally broke a teacup and stood up abruptly in disbelief:

"Where is it! Take me to see it!"

Hami Chi was speechless. Now he couldn't leave, so he had no choice but to go with Gao Taiming to see it.

When they got to the woods, they found Gao Mingqing lying in a pool of blood, his head smashed to pieces...

"My son—"

Gao Taiming burst into tears, holding Gao Mingqing's body and wailing:

"Which heartless bastard did this to you?!"

Hami Chi, however, discovered a key point: "Prime Minister Gao, the weapon that killed your son is extraordinary!"

"It was extremely heavy and had many sharp spikes; look, it was riddled with bloody holes!"

Gao Taiming was mainly provoked; his concern made him lose his composure.

At this moment, reminded by Hami Chi, he suddenly realized:

"Indeed, this weapon... could it be... a spiked club?"

Hami Chi: "If it's a spiked club, it reminds me of someone..."

Gao Taiming pressed further, "Who?"

Hami Chi then recounted Qin Ming's story:
"This man is the brother-in-law of Hua Rong, the general of Nanning Prefecture. I had already guessed that he had come to join Hua Rong."

"Judging by the time, he should be here soon..."

"Qin Ming! Hua Rong!"

Gao Taiming almost ground his teeth to powder, then suddenly drew his sword and chopped down a small tree nearby.
"I swear I will not be a human being if I do not kill you all to avenge my son!"

Hami Chi laughed: That's for the best!
Meanwhile, Qin Ming and Hua Xiaomei had already walked away.

Upon arriving in the neighboring county, Qin Ming found a hotel and booked a room for Hua Xiaomei and several of his personal guards.

He was unaware of the relationship between Li Shufu and Cai Fu from Huawai, so he decided to go and inform Cai Fu alone.

His Xiezhi horse was also a thoroughbred, and if he traveled alone, he would reach Qingzhou much faster.

As for Hua Rong, Qin Ming believed that Hua Rong should have discovered the chaos he had created in the Dali military camp.

Knowing that reinforcements were coming, Hua Rong was confident that he could hold Nanning Prefecture.

……

Tanzhou.

The "Four Little Biaos" were listlessly studying the Three Character Classic with Wen Huanzhang.

According to the original historical trajectory, the Three Character Classic would not have appeared until the Southern Song Dynasty, but Cai Fu copied it out ahead of time.

Thus, the Three Character Classic became a great masterpiece passed down through generations by the King of Qi.

Wen Huanzhang: "At birth, human nature is inherently good!"

Si Xiaobiao: "Humans are beasts by nature, castrated!"

"Snapped!"

Wen Huanzhang was so angry that his beard stood on end.

These brats, instead of studying properly, they just spout nonsense!
With a forceful slap of the ruler, Wen Huanzhang's face darkened as he was about to speak when Cai Fu suddenly walked in:

"How's your learning going?"

Four Little Biaos: (⊙ω⊙)(⊙ω⊙)(⊙ω⊙)(⊙ω⊙)
(End of this chapter)