Gao Wu Da Qin: You don't want your secret to be known, do you?

Chapter 66 You won't know until you investigate, and what you find will shock you – the whole family are traitors!

"[Headline] The shocking corruption case in the Qin Dynasty's national civil service examination is currently under trial. The main culprit, Lü Qingshu, has been exposed. He was once a retainer of the corrupt group Lü Buwei. Although he contributed to the downfall of Lü Buwei's group, he never gave up his evil intentions and has always harbored ulterior motives towards Qin. He has participated in several major acts of sabotage. Now, the main culprit has been apprehended by the Court of Justice, and the specific details of the case are still under investigation. 💜😲 69Ŝђ𝐔乂.cᵒ爪🍧😎"

"[Breaking News] The science exam scores have been recalculated. The theoretical exam score of 30 points has been abolished, and only the experimental score will be counted. In this ranking, the first place should belong to the strategist Qin Feng, who is known as 'Half a Move Ahead of Heaven,' with a perfect score of 70! It's unbelievable; he seems to have foreseen the future and has won first place again! Currently, it seems that young hero Qin Feng has already won the championship in both arts and sciences. He only needs to win the martial arts championship to achieve an unprecedented record in the Great Qin Dynasty..."

"[Hot Topic] The martial arts examination is just around the corner. To prevent similar mistakes as in the science exam, General Wang Jian will be in charge of the entire examination. General Wang Jian is a veteran general of Qin, who has fought countless battles throughout his life and is known for his fairness and integrity. In his speech, the general hopes that all candidates will strive hard to achieve a bright future for themselves and serve the Qin Dynasty!"

His Highness Fusu, who had just finished the morning court session, was limping, pale, and very weak, as if he had been subjected to an imperial flogging the night before.

Fusu looked at the projection screen, his eyes recalling the details of last night.

Do you know why I whipped you?

"It's because our son didn't handle things well! He messed up the science subjects terribly!"

"Foolish! Even now, you don't understand why I whipped you. Wasn't this beating a waste?! How could I have such a weak and foolish son! Focus on the key points! Do you even know what the key points are? A few examination halls, a few national treasuries—how much are they worth? How many truly talented individuals can there be among hundreds of thousands of candidates? A thousand soldiers are easy to find, but a general is hard to come by. Can hundreds of thousands of candidates produce a new mecha-based military system? Do you even know that a completely new mecha-based military system could be the key to Qin's technology surpassing that of the other six states?!"

"Does Father mean that Qin Feng is the key figure?"

"Otherwise what? Do you think those hundreds of thousands of test takers are the key points? Do you understand what a new mecha school of thought means? The classical school of Qi and the technological school of Zhao firmly occupy the two thrones of mecha. Now, a third mecha throne has appeared, and you're completely oblivious! Don't you have even the slightest sense of the current situation? What you should be doing now is winning people's hearts and minds, winning over Qin Feng, this great strategist! Not trying to capture Lü Qingshu. What can a mere remnant of Lü Buwei accomplish? If you let Qin Feng be poached by the other six states, have you thought about the consequences?"

"Father, I have already shown Qin Feng goodwill. For example, when he blew up the examination hall, I gave him a folded reward!"

"Fool! You shouldn't have said anything, because the moment you did, I got angry. Why did you give him a discount?"

"My son is worried that he... he can't repay the debt."

"Foolish! He's a strategist! Do you even know what a strategist is? Do you think these people are short of money? Aren't they the kind of people who generously use other people's money to help themselves in their own time of need? Everyone in the world can starve, but strategists can't! Don't you remember how Zhang Yi traveled all over the five states with just his words and still managed to come to Qin! You're worried that such a wicked person can't repay his debts!"

"I, I'll set the compensation at three hundred right now—ah!"

"Foolish! If you change it now, what will become of your dignity as a young master? A ruler's words are not child's play; do you even understand this principle?"

"Then, what does Father think we should do?"

"Three hundred is ultimately too little. Adding ten or eight zeros wouldn't stop the strategists. Once you give them a definite number, they'll quickly pull out all sorts of underhanded tricks to raise the money. So, if you want to keep the strategists, you can't give them a fixed number!"

"Father's idea is to keep the 157 billion unchanged, and when Qin Feng pays off his debts, I'll make an excuse that I missed some options, allocate him a few hundred billion, and let him deposit the money. Then, when he's saved enough, he can come back to me, and I'll say that the national treasury has lost valuable items, and let him deposit more money. This cycle will continue, and Qin Feng will be trapped in Xianyang!"

"You've finally shown some intelligence, but that's not enough. You're only on the defensive; you need to learn to take the initiative! Make trouble for him!"

"But Father, won't this offend Qin Feng? Throughout history, the rulers of our Great Qin have always favored the strategists and diplomats; when have we ever exploited or oppressed them?"

"Think about it, what's the consequence of excessive favoritism? It's the death of a strategist! Whenever a ruler shows kindness to his ministers, that kindness will eventually turn into a kinetic energy projectile, shooting back at the minister decades later! Don't you see Shang Yang being torn apart by five horses? Zhang Yi dying far from home! Was it because the Qin rulers were heartless? No, it was because the Qin royal family wouldn't allow strategists to have an easy time. Only if we play the villain, the ultimate villain, will the royal family tolerate the strategists, will they accept Qin Feng, instead of rejecting, expelling, and killing them as before! Once the royal family accepts them, Qin Feng can establish himself in Xianyang. As for our dislike of Qin Feng, with his intelligence, can't he understand that we're protecting him? You should understand this principle!"

"My son is dull-witted, but he finally understands. All the kings of the past called themselves 'I, the lonely one.' So that's why. We must stand against everyone else to achieve great things. Qin Feng will understand that this is to protect him. He will definitely put on a show of opposing us to gain the sympathy of the royal family and the world! We can even send this kid to prison, break his legs, and make him suffer! This way, we can integrate Qin Feng into the royal family's camp more quickly."

"Smart! After you go down there, reflect on your actions. If you can't even handle Qin Feng, don't ever come back to see me again!"

"Yes! Son takes his leave..."

Fusu looked at Qin Feng's portrait on the screen, gritted his teeth, and raised his hand to beckon to his trusted guard.

The trusted guard hurriedly asked, "Young master, what are your orders?"

Fusu said, "Go find me some dirt on Qin Feng! The kind of dirt that'll send him to jail and break his legs!"

The trusted guard was taken aback. "This... I'm afraid it won't be easy to find. Strategists are very careful!"

Fusu angrily rebuked, "What use are you to me? If he doesn't make a mistake, can't you create opportunities for him to make one? Think about Qin Feng's parents, Qin Feng's teachers, Qin Feng's friends—you can always find some dirt on him! Can't you use your initiative a little more, use your tools for making a living instead of just sitting here sucking up to others all day? Does sucking up get you ahead?"

The trusted guard was so frightened that he prostrated himself on the ground, kowtowing repeatedly, saying, "Yes! I will create any conditions to make Qin Feng make a mistake! Young master, please rest assured, I will definitely find dirt on Qin Feng!"

The guard staggered away. Fusu sighed, lay down on the bench, and pondered his father's words. He suddenly felt that the beating he had received was well worth it!

Well done, Father!

His father taught him that without ruthlessness, one cannot achieve anything; not only will one be unable to retain people, but one will also be unable to gain their favor.

Only by doing evil will the other party be grateful to you.

The only way to make Qin Feng grateful is to lock him up, break his legs, and then bring him food.

The royal family will be grateful to them, and the royal family members will say that the king is on their side, preventing the strategists from starting a rebellion!

However, in reality, they'll conspire with Qin Feng to cause trouble. They'll play the good guy, and I only need to turn a blind eye to ensure Qin steadily and rapidly catches up with the technology of the six states. When such a great era of competition arrives, Qin won't be at a disadvantage. ✊👊 ➅➈ŜĤǗˣ.ς𝓞𝓂 ♟🐳

At the same time, Qin Feng, who was preparing to set off, kept sneezing.

"Achoo!"

"Achoo!!"

"Who's cursing me behind my back!"

"Could it be referring to [One Saint]? Or [The Great Immortal]?"

Qin Feng couldn't figure it out, and he was too lazy to think about it. After a day and a night of simulated space trials, Qin Feng had mastered the [Heavenly Demon Transformation] and figured out no less than nine ways to defeat [One Saint] with 100% certainty!

Unless, of course, the Saint has some magical artifacts that he crafted himself!

No, it's not "unless I say," it's "definitely."

[Yi Sheng] had been holding back for over a thousand years. He would never believe that this old thief didn't have a few handy magic weapons and divine artifacts!

Therefore, he still cannot underestimate [One Saint] in this martial arts final. He must be extremely cautious and careful, otherwise all his previous efforts will be in vain if he fails.

Qin Feng checked his equipment one last time: Wude, Xia Pao, and certification.

Just then, the golden-scaled egg rolled off the pillow and landed in front of Qin Feng, rubbing against the back of his hand. Its gentle heartbeat seemed to be urging him to take it to see it too.

Qin Feng looked at the golden-scaled egg and said, "You should stay home. That place is full of fighting and killing; why would you go there?"

Qin Feng casually tossed the golden-scaled egg under his pillow, but it quickly rolled out again, stubbornly following Qin Feng's arm.

A look of wariness appeared on Qin Feng's face, and this time he did not throw the golden-scaled egg back.

The Golden Scale Egg is formed from fate and is extremely sensitive to fate. In the previous two exams, the Golden Scale Egg was too lazy to go out with me. This time, it took the initiative to go out. Does this mean that I am in a crisis of fate?

There's only one possibility that could lead you to a crisis of fate: the other side also has a totem of destiny.

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But even if a golden-scaled egg like me went along, how much combat power would I have?

Qin Feng eventually stuffed the golden-scaled egg into his pocket. When it comes to fate, it's better to believe it exists than not. If he dies, the totem will be an orphan anyway, so it's better for him and the totem to die together!

After tidying everything up, Qin Feng pushed open the door and went out.

"That chivalrous robe looks pretty good."

Looking at Qin Feng's imposing, broad-shouldered swordsman's robe, Zhang Beihai couldn't help but comment, "He has quite a bit of the heroic spirit I had when I was young."

Qin Feng smiled. "Teacher, you look very handsome now too. Why don't you try getting one?"

"Forget it!" Zhang Beihai laughed. "I'm getting old, not as good as I used to be. Let's get dressed and get ready to go into the exam room."

Qin Feng nodded, turned around, pushed open the door to the star examinee's room, and disappeared.

No sooner had Qin Feng left than the elevator for the examinees opened in front of them, and three Qin court officials in uniform strolled over.

Upon seeing his colleagues, Zhang Beihai greeted them warmly, "Hey, guys, are you here to ask my student for an autograph? Sorry, my student has already gone inside to take the exam, so I guess I'll have to wait until he comes out to get the autograph."

The head of the Court of Justice, a young mid-level official with a receding hairline, looked at Zhang Beihai and said, "We're not looking for Qin Feng, we're looking for you, Beihai."

Zhang Beihai realized something was wrong. He looked around at the expressions of the several court officials, whose faces were all cold and filled with a businesslike demeanor.

Zhang Beihai's face was full of warmth as he politely said, "Sir, I've been here these past few days accompanying my students during their exams. I've already requested leave; you can check the records if you don't believe me!"

"It has nothing to do with you asking for leave," the balding cadre said calmly. "We need to ask you about an encounter battle, twelve years ago, your last battle before retirement. In that battle, your fleet encountered a droplet attack from the Trisolaran alien force, a subordinate of the Yan Kingdom. You were the only one in the entire fleet to escape. The investigation afterwards indicated that it was an accident, that the Trisolaran droplet accidentally encountered the expeditionary fleet."

Zhang Beihai spread his hands and said, "Yes, that was indeed the situation at the time, and the military court has already issued its verdict!"

The officer continued, "We've already reviewed the files from the military court. Our research shows that two ships actually escaped the droplet attack: one called Blue Space and the other Natural Selection. I'd like to know, where did Blue Space go?"

Zhang Beihai lowered his head and said, "I...I don't know."

The officer continued, "We investigated the stargate where your fleet was destroyed and the spatial coordinates of your first successful escape and contact with the military. We discovered that the journey is extremely long, and neither the Blue Space nor natural selection has the ability to perform spacetime jumps. Therefore, you can only travel slowly. Spaceship resources are limited, and one spaceship simply cannot return unless you strike first, destroy another spaceship, and plunder its resources!"

Zhang Beikaido: "I didn't!"

The officer waved his hand, "Please stay rational and don't confront the Court of Justice! You've worked there for so many years, you should understand that the Court of Justice enforces the law based on evidence. If we didn't have evidence, we wouldn't be here with you! Please come with us. If you truly didn't kill your comrades, I believe the court will give you fair treatment!"

Two guards stepped forward and were about to take Zhang Beihai away!

Zhang Beihai's pupils contracted, and his eyes narrowed. "I will give you an explanation for this matter, but I know all too well the rules of the Court of Judicial Review, so I cannot go with you!"

Before the words were even finished, Zhang Beihai clenched his right fist and unleashed a powerful punch, sending the two approaching court officials flying!

Then he kicked the cadre in the chest!

The middle-level manager was also skilled; he crossed his arms, leaped up, and kicked Zhang Beihai in the head!

But to everyone's surprise, Zhang Beihai's kick was a feint. His body sank down, and he swung his other leg up, kicking the cadre in the air hard in the groin!

After a crisp sound and a piercing scream, the cadre collapsed to the ground, screaming incessantly!

However, in this chaotic moment, Zhang Beihai had already vanished without a trace.

"Guards! Issue an arrest warrant for Zhang Beihai!"

"Hurry up and send someone! Issue an arrest warrant for Zhang Beihai!!"

The news quickly reached the young master's residence.

Fusu sat on the couch, with a stack of criminal records more than three feet high on it. His once young and handsome face was now filled with despair.

A trusted guard rushed in to report, "Your Highness, the matter of Zhang Beihai killing his comrades has been exposed. The Court of Justice went to arrest him, but he injured several of his men instead. Zhang Beihai has now escaped!"

"From a small perspective, if Zhang Beihai hadn't run away, we wouldn't have been able to deal with Qin Feng. Now that Zhang Beihai has fled, we can make a big fuss about it!"

"Once Qin Feng finishes his martial arts exam, we'll treat him to a prison sentence! What do you think of my plan, young master?"

Fusu looked at his trusted subordinate and a warm smile appeared on his face. "Come closer!"

His men hurriedly moved closer, and it was only a few steps away.

Fusu suddenly raised his hand, grabbed the files from the table, and slammed them onto the guard's face. "Damn it! Did we even need to go to Zhang Beihai? Look at these criminal records of Qin Feng's family members that you found for me!"

"Qin Feng's father is a descendant of a noble family from the Yan state. Being a Yan spy would be a piece of cake for him. And to make matters worse, he has close financial ties with the four great assassins like Jing Ke, and is a benefactor of the Yin-Yang School and the School of Diplomacy! He regularly sponsors these schools! It wouldn't be an exaggeration to call him a smuggler for a terrorist organization from the Seven Kingdoms!"

"Qin Feng's mother was the daughter of a deceased princess of Chu; identifying her as a Chu spy would be a piece of cake!"

"Qin Feng's uncle, Jing Ke, is incredibly ruthless. The things he did would have resulted in the extermination of nine generations of an ordinary person ten times over."

"Qin Feng's friend, Wei Zhuang, leader of the Quicksand Gang, top assassin, whose men specialize in shady jobs and have killed countless nobles of my Great Qin!"

"Qin Feng's entire family, except for Qin Feng himself, are traitors!"

"With so much information on rebels, do we really need to look for obscure material like Zhang Beihai? Why are you going to do something so pointless? Do you think my resting is bothering you? Are you trying to give me something to do?"

"And another thing, can't you use your brains before you start working? Aren't you afraid of Qin Feng seeing you messing with Zhang Beihai?"

"We only want Qin Feng to go to jail after the competition, not to cause any disturbance before it. What if he skips the competition and runs away?"

"You bunch of idiots! How could I possibly keep a bunch of useless trash like you? You're infuriating! I really want to kill you all right now!"

Fusu suddenly drew his sword, startling his trusted subordinate who hurriedly kowtowed, "Young Master, please calm down! Please calm down! I assure you, Qin Feng has already entered the examination hall without incident. He knows nothing about these things!"

Fusu, leaning on his sword, roared angrily, "Get out! Now get out of here!"

His trusted subordinates were so frightened that they ran away in a panic and disappeared without a trace.

Looking at the two-foot-thick stack of criminal records on the table, Fusu was speechless. Although he had long known that the strategists did not care much about such trivial matters as breaking the law, he had never seen a "rebel family" as upright, prosperous, and full of negative mockery as this!

Fusu originally planned to find a small mistake, find a way to make Qin Feng commit a serious crime, and then stage a self-inflicted injury.

Now that they've investigated, it's shocking! The whole family is guilty of serious crimes, any one of which could lead to beheading or the extermination of nine generations of their family!

The problem facing Fusu now is not to make Qin Feng a serious criminal, but to find a way to save Qin Feng and reduce the serious crime of executing his entire family to a minor one. Otherwise, this talented man might leave the examination hall one day and go to the execution ground the next, which would be a seamless transition.

"Qin Feng, oh Qin Feng!" Fusu looked up, tears streaming down his face. "I've fallen for you! You're truly outstanding, your parents are outstanding, your uncle is even more outstanding, and everyone in your family except you is a traitor! Wait! No! You're not a good person either!"

"Your whole family are traitors!"

"Heavens above, what wrong did I, Fusu, do to deserve being stuck with such an awful family and encountering such an extraordinary genius!"

"If I'm guilty, let my father issue a decree to punish me. Can't you just keep me away from this person? Every time I investigate him, I feel like I'm investigating myself! It's not him who's suffering, it's me!"

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(End of this chapter)