176: It's four, not ten

Lin Yue and the others brought Yu Yuze all the way to Shenmu Military Camp.

By the time they met She Jian, it was already the next morning.

When Lin Yue stepped into the main tent, he found that Liu He was also in She Jian’s Encampment, and two people were kneeling on the ground: one was Song Lin, and the other Lin Yue did not recognize.

Liu He also saw Lin Yue at this moment and smiled kindly at him.

“This humble general greets the General!” Lin Yue said.

“Hmm, you did well,” She Jian said, then turned to scold the two kneeling on the ground:

“I didn’t expect to catch a worm in the Army instead of a grain merchant!”

“This humble general is guilty!” Liu He bowed to admit his guilt.

“This has little to do with you. You have a hundred thousand men under you; it’s inevitable that a few worms will appear,” She Jian sighed.

At this moment, Liu He stepped forward, kicked the man to the ground, and angrily said, “Zhao Jiu, aren’t you going to expose the mastermind?”

It turned out to be Zhao Jiu, Song Lin’s direct superior!

“This humble general is solely responsible for this matter!” Zhao Jiu whispered, not daring to meet Liu He’s gaze.

“Bastard!” Liu He roared in anger! But Lin Yue held him back tightly.

This scoundrel had completely disgraced him today!

“General, that Mountain Bandit mentioned a man named Shopkeeper Li.

Perhaps we should interrogate him; there might be some findings,” Lin Yue said.

“Hmm, let Tong Qi go,” She Jian said, and then a personal guard beside him bowed in response and walked out.

“You have achieved so many military merits for Great Qin to rise to your current position, so why are you still so stubborn at this moment?” She Jian asked.

Zhao Jiu remained silent, but the corner of his eye suddenly became a little moist.

“Alas, a promising future, ruined just like that,” She Jian sighed.

Liu He glared at him with a look of disappointment, then ignored him.

Soon, Tong Qi returned and whispered something into She Jian’s ear, and She Jian finally smiled.

“Liu He, go to Shenmu City and arrest Li Yanzu’s family!” She Jian said.

“Understood!” Liu He accepted the order!

He knew this was his chance to atone for his sins, so he immediately turned and walked out of the main tent!

And Zhao Jiu’s face was filled with despair!

“So it’s your father-in-law. Well, that’s good; the scope of the extermination of the nine clans can be smaller,” She Jian sighed!

Lin Yue also breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this. It was good that it was just one family; it saved two families from being exterminated, meaning fewer people would die.

“Take them away, imprison them in the dungeon. Once Chen Yanzu’s family is apprehended, they will all be escorted to the Great General!” She Jian said.

“Understood!” Four personal guards in the tent responded and took Zhao Jiu and Song Lin away.

Zhao Jiu let them do as they pleased, but Song Lin struggled wildly!

“General! I am innocent! I was just following orders!

I have rendered service to the Army, I have risked my life for Great Qin!

You cannot treat me like this!” Song Lin shouted frantically.

But he was directly knocked unconscious by a slap from the Soldier behind him.

“You all may leave, Lin Yue, you stay,” She Jian said.

“Understood!” The Soldiers in the main tent bowed and then withdrew, leaving only She Jian and Lin Yue in the main tent.

“The spatial orb is with you. How much grain did you trade this time?” She Jian asked with a smile.

“Reporting to the General, a total of forty thousand catties of grain were seized this time!” Lin Yue replied.

“There are no outsiders here, no need to be so formal. Where is the spatial orb?” She Jian said with a smile.

Lin Yue handed the spatial orb, which Wu De had cleaned, to She Jian, who placed it aside.

“The merit for these one hundred thousand catties of grain will certainly not be small, and many people will die!” She Jian exclaimed.

“General, it’s forty thousand catties of grain,” Lin Yue reminded, wondering, he wasn’t tongue-tied, so how could She Jian have misheard?

“That’s right, I said one hundred thousand catties!” She Jian said.

“No, it’s forty, not one hundred, not one hundred but forty!” Lin Yue corrected.

“Shut up, it’s one hundred, I didn’t say it wrong!” She Jian said angrily.

Lin Yue still wanted to correct him, but he was startled by She Jian’s gaze.

She Jian was doing it on purpose!

But Lin Yue didn’t know what crime it was in qin law to exaggerate military achievements, but he knew that once discovered, his head would definitely be moving!

“There’s a lot going on behind the scenes in this matter. You wouldn’t understand if I told you, so just do as I say,” She Jian said.

“But General, this is a beheading offense!” Lin Yue couldn’t help but say anxiously.

“You later went up the mountain to apprehend that Mountain Bandit, so you must have had more findings, right?” She Jian smiled.

Lin Yue was startled, then smiled sheepishly:

“There were also eight thousand taels of silver. I was so focused on finding the grain merchant just now that I forgot to give it to you.

Thank you for the reminder, General, otherwise, This humble general might have made a grave mistake!”

“Haha, too late, concealing evidence is also a beheading offense,” She Jian said with a sinister smile.

Lin Yue immediately prepared to take out the silver, but She Jian interrupted him: “Keep it, consider it your spoils of war.

Go out and call Li Mu over as well; it will be safer with him here.”

“Understood!” Lin Yue bowed, now completely on the pirate ship.

Then Lin Yue went out to find Li Mu, and by the time the two returned, She Jian had already prepared a memorial, detailing the events of the incident.

“Come over and sign it,” She Jian said to the two with a smile.

The two looked at the one hundred thousand catties of grain on the memorial and frowned slightly, unable to put pen to paper.

She Jian said, “Don’t worry, someone will bear the burden if the sky falls.”

The two had no choice but to sign their names.

“Alright, you may withdraw,” She Jian held up the memorial with a beaming smile and, without even looking at the two, dismissed them.

It wasn’t until Lin Yue and the other left the main tent that two people emerged from behind the screen behind She Jian.

She Jian bowed and said, “Eunuch Han, the matter has been handled, here is the memorial.”

Eunuch Han glanced at it and handed it to Old Wang beside him: “Fu’an, as the Supervisor, you should also sign it.”

Wang Fu'an nodded, took the pen, and signed his name.

She Jian looked at the memorial, hesitated repeatedly, and then asked, “Eunuch Han, is this really alright?”

Eunuch Han didn’t mind and patiently explained to him:

“Don’t worry, at a time like this, we need to make a few examples to set the tone. It won’t do if everyone is driven by greed and puts Great Qin aside!

People will only care about what they did; as for the quantity, no one will quibble.

What’s needed now is to deter other restless worms!

We cannot let them ruin His Majesty’s grand plan!”

“Eunuch is right,” Wang Fu’an said with a smile after handing the memorial to She Jian:

“You are a military man and don’t understand. You just need to know that if even I, a Supervisor, am not afraid, what are you afraid of?”

She Jian smiled unnaturally. Although he felt a little apprehensive about this matter, he inexplicably felt a bit excited deep down!

Eunuch Han saw She Jian smiling unnaturally and said with a smile, “You, just rest assured.

The Young Master will also sign this memorial and will write another memorial to His Majesty to explain the whole story.

Nothing will happen.”

“Then many thanks, Eunuch Han!” She Jian completely relaxed upon hearing this.

“Hmm, hand the memorial to Wang Li. Settle it early to prevent any unforeseen circumstances,” Eunuch Han said with a smile.

She Jian nodded, then called someone to take the memorial and send it to Wang Li.

“That child is good,” Eunuch Han said to She Jian out of the blue, then walked out alone.