Volu Escape (1/2)

Volu Escape¹

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— Records Volume Four

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The family heads of all the aristocratic fa had been su They had been forcefully invited by the Yong troops and had believed the grand general of Yong had su nant initially because they felt slighted To their surprise, the youngcitizen here inside and out He showed his admiration in his speech, and in just a few roup set aside their hostility Then the young roup about the terrain and populace of Jiaxing As the group was being provided hospitality, they felt they had to answer Further, they intended to daht opportunities to ask difficult questions As a result, the Misty Rain Building transfor acious, but he was easygoing and spoke well He was surprisingly good at creating the right at overfloith cheer and joy By the time the sun set and dusk fell, these family heads and faave another order, this time for candles to be set out so they could continue the banquet Unexpectedly, no one tried to overtly decline the invitation

Jing Xinheroes of the Jiaxing aristocratic families, but he wasn’t qualified to attend these sorts of talks However, the Jing family declared their family head was bedridden and couldn’t co Xin’s third uncle, Jing Xunqing Jing Xunqing had worried that coseeht idea He passed on a fake order fro Xin attend the banquet in place of the fa was overjoyed at the news and specifically had Jing Xin sit next to hi fa, but they weretreating Jing Xin like this ithout a doubt, an honor, but Jing Xin felt the group was looking at him with eyes full of suspicion Under their watchful eyes, he found it difficult to sit still, so he stayed silent during the banquet But thewas entle, he secretly controlled the situation The aristocratic fa had already co it

As the night deepened, the faed on for a bit too long However, when they looked at the host’s seat, the youngspirits and had intense interest These fa soldiers acting as attendants were all eyeing their prey like tigers would, and they couldn’t help but worry They knew this youngon someone else for support to summon them But no matter what he wanted, he should have announced it by now Why was he dragging it out and refusing to end the banquet? As such, the group couldn’t stop their i wild However, a majority of the people here ily old foxes and wouldn’t have the at for topics to discuss, so tired they were constantly yawning but too afraid to let it show

Finally, at dawn of the next day, Huo Cong stood up and s discussion that lasted all night It was of great benefit, but unfortunately, all good things , there is always an end”

A rather rich and fa the aristocratic fa his bleary red eyes to stay open as he rose and declared, “It is our good fortune to be able to drink with Adviser Huo The adviser is a young hero If you have any advice, feel free to speak your mind We shall do our best to heed it” He couldn’t hold back and failed to appreciate Huo Cong’s kindness in waiting for the Yong troops to settle back down He decided it was better to ask about the price first In his eyes, if they gave money or some form of tribute, they should be able to avoid the

Huo Cong had long since received reports back that his ht, the Yong troops recorded the entire population of Jiaxing, the co for his order, so he didn’t bother to sugarcoat his words, stating with a grave complexion, “On the orders of the Marquis of the Tranquil Sea, I’hai As all the gentle, please unite and help”

At first, everyone was at a loss, then their eyes expressed fright Tongue-tied, they stared at Huo Cong, all of the young ht before their very eyes Huo Cong said with a s is packed for the journey All fores, horses, boats, and shi+ps—in Jiaxing have been commandeered by our troops, so the journey won’t be hard for all those here”

Jing Xin had been silent all this while, but he swelled with fury at the words He stood up and raised his voice “The Yong military calls itself an ‘Ar people into service is the type of action pirates would take Why are you uprooting people?”

“The two countries are waging war and will resort to every conceivablecalhtered, the sa Emperor is benevolent and does not wish to massacre the populace It has already been decided that we’ll take Wuyue’s populace to Dinghai Brother Jing should understand which is the lesser of two evils to choose” Though his tone was cal intent

Jing Xin froze Jing Xunqing had gently tugged on his sleeve to stop hi Xin had no choice but to slu military’s invasion of Wuyue cah Dinghai had been captured, the aristocratic families and officials in the Co military would land, as the arion of Wuyue If they copied how pirates came ashore for plunder, they wouldn’t be able to avoid losing the air of a great power How could they have known the commander of the Eastern Sea Navy had once been a pirate and had the Marquis of Chu, who ignored etiquette, as a strategist? They had already hai for long-tereneral were in charge of Dinghai, heHaitao had been convinced by Jiang Zhe Haitao had also led a pirate lifestyle, and in addition, the Yong emperor had enfeoffed hi Yet he followed in his father’s footsteps and didn’t establish any , so he really wanted to use military success to prove hi out this potentially reproachable strategy

After a few moments, a cla it, Jing Xin ignored the Yong troopstheir hands to their blades and walked over to theto see as happening downstairs He watched Yong troops enter ho and ed men and wo to census records The elderly and o, but they were forced to retreat by the Yong troops brandishi+ng blades at the Xin was at a loss Then someone called his name loudly He looked back and saw on this floor of the Misty Rain Building only Yong troops and forlorn aristocratic fa, was nowhere to be seen Thehiet ready for the journey ahead

In the twelfth year of Southern Chu’s Tongtai era, the eighth year of Great Yong’s Longsheng era, calaion of Wuyue Yuyao, Zhenhai, Jiaxing, Haining, and Pinghu were seized of five hundred thousand young andthem included all the kin of aristocratic families, poor and renowned scholars, and various craftsy could be described as very decisive and ruthless The population of five provinces nearly reached threethem included nearly fifty thousand aristocratic family members, nearly fifty thousand poor and renowned scholars, and ten thousand craftsedto population records None were left out

By the tinan Canal and arrived at Jiaxing, the Yong navy had been gone for just under twelve hours Lu Can sent another unit co Navy, while he led his navy in pursuit of the Yong navy Unfortunately, the Yong navy had planned well in advance and moved rapidly Lu Can could only chase the navy leisurely sailed into the sea All that re his hands He couldn’t helpat the ruthless and brilliantforces After all, the Yong navy hadn’t withdrawn lightly They carried off the looted rain and the co How could Lu Can not be a their feet while retreating into the open sea

Standing on the shore and watching the Yong navy sail into the distance, Lu Can scoffed hard, but he was helpless The Yuhang Navy that had received his order finally arrived at this ti Navy had always been independent and had indulged in bliss, so had long since lost the nerve for naval warfare But he could only say a feords of admonishenerals’ assistance to refor Navy