Martial Arts Crossover: It All Started with Hijacking Li Canghai

Emperor Kangxi was stunned: "Why?!"

Huang Shang raised his hand and the bloodstained letter on the ground fell into his hand. He glanced at its contents and casually tossed it onto the remains of the imperial desk.

"To be able to kill Tu Hai in front of the Great Joyful Bodhisattva and the Five Poisons Child in the camp of 50,000 troops, and then to directly confront 36 red-coated cannons, is something that no Grandmaster could do."

Huang Shang turned around, his cloudy yet profound gaze fixed on Shandong, his tone becoming more serious.

"That Ye Wudao is not just a beginner in the Celestial Realm."

"Moreover, judging from the movements of his hands, he is following the path of extreme strength and masculinity, and his vigorous blood and energy are far superior to my decaying body that is only kept alive by the fate of the nation."

Celestial Realm?!

Although Sony and Ebilun were not proficient in top-level martial arts, they had heard of the Eight Lists of Jianghu and knew that there were only eighteen celestial masters in the world, each of whom was an old monster capable of suppressing the fate of the nation!

Kangxi's face turned extremely grim again: "Could it be... could it be that I'm just going to let this go? Let him grow powerful in Shandong?!"

"Letting it go is impossible, but now is definitely not the time to fight him head-on."

Huang Shang, with his hands behind his back, naturally wouldn't say it was because he didn't want to cause trouble for Kangxi, so he could only speak in this way.

"My fate is intertwined with that of the Qing Dynasty; I cannot easily leave the Forbidden City."

"Otherwise, if the power of heaven and earth is mobilized too much, it will damage the emperor's imperial dragon aura."

"Besides, do you really think that Tu Hai's 100,000-strong army was wiped out by Ye Wudao alone?"

Huang Shang pointed to the end of the battle report on the ground: "The battle report clearly states that Tu Hai ran out of supplies in Sanfeng Valley. The mountain road in Yi County collapsed either earlier or later, but it happened on the eve of the decisive battle. This clearly shows that someone stabbed Tu Hai in the back."

Kangxi was jolted awake, and a name immediately popped into his mind.

Fukang'an!

And behind him was his elder brother, Prince Rui, Hongli, who had been cultivating his influence in Shengjing all along!

"It's that bastard Hongli!" Kangxi's fists clenched so tightly they cracked. "I haven't even laid a hand on him yet, and he's already betrayed us, using my 100,000 troops to kill someone else!"

Seeing that Kangxi had calmed down, Sony quickly stepped forward, bowed, and advised, "Your Majesty, what Huang Taigong said is absolutely right. The news of the defeat in Shandong can no longer be kept secret. Prince Rui outside the pass is eyeing us covetously, and Wu Sangui in Yunnan will surely be restless once he gets wind of it."

"The Beijing Garrison and the troops in Zhili that we have are our lifeline for guarding the capital and deterring the remnants of the Three Feudatories beyond the Great Wall. We absolutely cannot let them be poured into that bottomless pit in Shandong!"

Kangxi's chest heaved, his eyes shifting between light and shadow.

Although he was young and impetuous, he was by no means a fool. With the traitor Hongli eyeing the throne in front and Wu Sangui and the other three powerful figures holding their own armies behind, if the troops in the capital were sent to Shandong to fight the Golden Snake Camp to the death, the Qing Dynasty would be in chaos even before Ye Wudao attacked!

If brute force doesn't work, then we'll have to use other methods!

Kangxi raised his hand to wipe away the remaining blood from the corner of his mouth, his eyes dark and gloomy.

Shandong is not a monolithic entity. Besides the Golden Snake Camp, there are many remnants of the previous dynasty and Jianghu gangs, not to mention the loose ends left by his elder brother, Emperor Hongli. Since they can't defeat them openly, they'll send someone over to secretly stir up trouble in Shandong!

Thinking of this, Kangxi's gaze suddenly passed over the kneeling Duolong and landed behind the vermilion pillars outside the palace gate.

There, half a corner of a royal blue silk garment was peeking out, still trembling slightly.

Kangxi snorted coldly: "Little Gui, you've been eavesdropping outside for so long, why aren't you getting in here?!"

Behind a pillar outside the palace gate, Wei Xiaobao hunched his shoulders and tumbled across the threshold of the Qianqing Palace.

His knees slammed onto the gold bricks with a thud, and he started howling at the top of his lungs.

"Your Majesty! My goodness! This servant deserves to die! I was just outside when I heard that Shandong had suffered a defeat, and I rushed in to serve you, but when I saw Your Majesty's body was bleeding, my legs... I... I was so frightened that I couldn't move!"

While wailing, Wei Xiaobao vigorously wiped the corners of his eyes, which had no tears at all, with his sleeve.

He was secretly shocked. "Spicy Mom, my brother is in Shandong. He actually managed to make Xiao Xuanzi so angry that he vomited such a big pool of blood!"

Sony and Ebilun frowned as they looked at the unruly eunuch, but they dared not offend Emperor Kangxi at this moment.

After Kangxi sat back on the dragon throne, the tightness in his chest eased considerably after Huang Shang channeled his true energy into him.

Looking at Wei Xiaobao crying on the ground with snot and tears streaming down his face, the embarrassment of being seen in such a state by the two old ministers dissipated somewhat.

The entire court is scheming, but only Xiao Guizi truly cares about my health.

"Alright, alright, stop howling. I'm not dead yet." Kangxi waved his hand.

Wei Xiaobao immediately stopped crying, crawled two steps forward, and approached with an indignant expression on his face. He pounded his thigh and cursed, "Your Majesty, you are too merciful! If you ask me, this is all that bastard Tu Hai's fault!"

"The Emperor entrusted him with an army of 100,000, what a great favor that was! And yet, he ate the Emperor's salary and held the cannons, but couldn't even take down a bandit's den."

He was a complete spineless coward! It was too good for him to die in Shandong; his body should be dragged back, chopped into mincemeat, and fed to the dogs!

After scolding Tu Hai, Wei Xiaobao glanced at Kangxi's ashen face out of the corner of his eye and thought to himself, "Oh no, I think I messed up. This Tu Hai was sent by Kangxi."

He immediately changed the subject, spitting as he continued his tirade: "It's mainly that Fukang'an! He's got the title of heir apparent, but what kind of incompetence is he doing? His own people are fighting, and he's just watching from the sidelines, even daring to withhold supplies!"

"If this happened in a gambling den, he would be a cheating, treacherous gambler who would get his hands chopped off and his tendons cut off!"

Your Majesty, please don't let these turtle eggs upset your health; it's not worth it!

A vulgar and offensive street rant echoed through the Qianqing Palace.

Sony and Ebilun's lips twitched, and they turned their heads away. It was truly uncivilized and undignified.

Huang Shang had already disappeared before Wei Xiaobao entered, as if he had never appeared.

As Kangxi listened to this unrestrained and furious rant, the anger that had been weighing on his heart actually dissipated considerably. There were some things he, as the emperor, could not say aloud, and Wei Xiaobao's words struck a chord with him.

"You're just good at talking nonsense." Kangxi exhaled a long breath, his eyes turning cold and stern again.

"Doron!"

"Your servant is here!"

"Have your men clean the palace thoroughly. If even a single word about what happened in the Qianqing Palace today escapes your notice, you'll be beheaded!"

"Yes, sir!!"

Duolong was terrified. How could he be the scapegoat again when there were so many people around? He quickly summoned his trusted guards to clean up the ground.

Kangxi then looked at Sony and Ebilun: "The Ministry of War should have Sony and Ebilun personally suppress the news of the defeat in Shandong. The official statement should be that Tuhai has achieved initial success in suppressing bandits in Shandong and is currently resting and cultivating the land."

"Anyone who dares to spread rumors in the capital and undermine morale, regardless of which banner the prince or noble belongs to, will be executed without prior notification!"

"Your humble servant obeys the imperial decree!"

Sony and Ebilun bowed and accepted the order, then hurriedly left the main hall.