Chapter 42: Chapter 42 The Crisis at Duke Mu Residence i
Translator: 549690339
Hearing the report of the trusted aide, Chu Yuqin’s brows furrowed.
A martial artist dressed in strange attire?
Who would dare to cause trouble at the North Prince Mansion?
Ever since the assassination attempt on Lu Chen by Blood Moon Tower failed last time, no one in North City had dared to provoke the North Prince Mansion.
People knew that the North Prince Mansion had a Grandmaster, so they wouldn’t be so foolish.
And yet, someone had come knocking today?
Chu Yuqin immediately said to Lu Chen, “Chen’er, I’ll go take a look first.”
Lu Chen said, “Madam Chu, I’ll go with you.”
Chu Yuqin was about to say something, but thinking of the mysterious weapon on Lu Chen’s person, coupled with the fact that Lu Chen was now a martial artist himself, she refrained from dissuading him.
After that, they arrived at the entrance of the Prince’s Mansion.
As soon as they arrived at the entrance, they saw the martial artists in strange attire, described by the trusted aide, standing in rows, extremely respectful at the entrance of the Prince’s Mansion, with no intention of causing trouble.
Lu Chen evaluated the martial artists wearing Flying Fish Suits and cloaks, the Brocade Guards, but didn’t immediately approach.
Chu Yuqin, on seeing this scene, was immediately stunned.
She had thought they were there to cause trouble, but by their appearance, they clearly weren’t.
Moreover, their attire was uniform, as if they were martial artists from some government agency.
However, she had never heard of any agency under the Great Xia Dynasty that wore such attire.
After sensing the realm of these individuals, Chu Yuqin’s brow furrowed, and she became instantly alert.
The man at the forefront, judging by his aura, was undoubtedly not any less powerful than her.
And the five people behind him were also Ninth Grade.
As for the remaining warriors on the two carts, nearly all were Fifth Grade or above.
Last time when Blood Moon Tower sent people to assassinate Lu Chen, they didn’t bring so many Fifth Grade martial artists.
What was the origin of these people?
And what did they want to do at the Prince’s Mansion?
What made Chu Yuqin most uneasy was the man at the front, who posed a tremendous threat to her; she even suspected that he might be a Grandmaster.
Just as Chu Yuqin was about to inquire their identities, she saw the leading man step forward and then kneel on one knee in front of Lu Chen, saying, “Commander of the Brocade Guard, Qin Yushan, pays his respects to the Prince!”
“I have failed to report to the Prince at the earliest opportunity, please, Prince, punish me!”
After Qin Yushan knelt down, the Brocade Guards behind him also uniformly knelt down in unison.
Seeing this scene, Chu Yuqin’s face showed shock.
She couldn’t understand when Lu Chen had acquired so many strong subordinates.
Keep in mind, Li Feng, who had come to North City with Lu Chen initially, was only Eighth Grade now.
And yet, Lu Chen had in his company five Ninth Grade martial artists, over a hundred Fifth Grade ones, and even a master whose strength seemed to surpass that of a Half-step Grandmaster.
Afterward, Lu Chen glanced at Qin Yushan and checked his personal information.
[Name: Qin Yushan]
[Identity: Commander of the Brocade Guard, shopkeeper of the Joyful Arrival Tavern in North City. Upon learning you are his master, he immediately summoned the Jinyiwei Guard of Yan County to report to you.]
[Strength: Grandmaster]
[Loyalty: 100]
After reviewing Qin Yushan’s personal profile, Lu Chen glanced over the other members of the Brocade Guard and found that their loyalty, indeed, was as the system had said: all 100.
The system really was powerful, able to cultivate so many wholly loyal subordinates for him in advance.
Lu Chen then said, “Commander Qin, rise. Don’t stand at the entrance of the Prince’s Mansion; come inside first.”
With that, Lu Chen turned and walked towards the Prince’s Mansion. Occasionally, civilians would pass by the entrance. Seeing so many martial artists at the entrance of the Prince’s Mansion, they would probably spread rumors everywhere.
It was better to discuss matters after entering the Prince’s Mansion.
Following that, Qin Yushan led several hundred subordinates into the Prince’s Mansion.
When they arrived at the Training Ground, Chu Yuqin curiously asked Lu Chen, “Chen’er, when did you cultivate so many experts, and why didn’t Madam Chu know anything about it?”
If it were just one expert, her ignorance would be normal, but seeing these Brocade Guards wearing the same type of clothing, Chu Yuqin instantly understood that this was an organization.
Lu Chen had already created an organization belonging to the Prince’s Mansion, and she had not heard a whisper of it, which puzzled Chu Yuqin.
Lu Chen said with a smile, “Madam Chu, there are still many things you don’t know about me.”
Hearing that, Chu Yuqin rolled her eyes at Lu Chen.
But thinking of Lu Chen as someone with a celestial fate, Chu Yuqin also felt reassured in her heart.
At this moment, Lu Chen stopped in his tracks, turned around, and said to Qin Yushan, “Commander Qin, give an overview of the current situation of the Brocade Guard.”
“Yes, Prince.”
“The Brocade Guard currently has five thousand members, distributed across the various counties of the Great Xia Dynasty, all above the Fifth Grade in strength. There are eleven martial artists above the Ninth Grade, among them two are Grandmasters – that is, myself and Commander Liang Zong.”
Hearing Qin Yushan’s report, Chu Yuqin was completely stunned.
Five thousand martial artists above the Fifth Grade?
All of them Brocade Guards?
And there are nine Ninth Grade martial artists and two Grandmasters!
Chen’er had secretly created such a huge power!
With such a force, why had he needed to pretend to be an ignorant wastrel back when he was in the Capital city?
The Princes of the Capital city, even with various powers backing them, did not directly control such a superpower as Lu Chen did.
With such a vast force backing him, why would Lu Chen need to fear those Princes? Furthermore, with the support of the Chu Family and the Aristocratic Families of the South, his position as the Crown Prince was virtually secured.
Chu Yuqin was utterly confused for a moment; she couldn’t fathom the point of Lu Chen’s past pretense as an incompetent fool.
Of course, she didn’t know that Lu Chen had only just acquired the Brocade Guard, so her lack of understanding was natural.
Lu Chen had Qin Yushan introduce the Brocade Guard purely for Chu Yuqin to hear. Now that the introduction was finished, it was time to discuss serious matters.
“Commander Qin, show me the intelligence that the Brocade Guard has gathered recently,” Lu Chen said.
As soon as Lu Chen finished speaking, the Jinyiwei Guards behind Qin Yushan carried several large boxes over to Lu Chen.
“Prince, this is the intelligence gathered by the Brocade Guard on the Great Xia Dynasty this year. Please review it, Prince,” said Qin Yushan.
Seeing so many boxes of intelligence, Lu Chen paused. He definitely wouldn’t be able to finish them today. Then he said to Qin Yushan, “Move these intelligence documents to my study later. Commander Qin, tell me, has anything happened in the Capital city recently?”
Upon hearing Lu Chen inquire about the Capital city, Qin Yushan immediately replied, “Prince, I received a Pigeon Letter from my colleagues in the Capital city yesterday. A major incident happened recently in the Capital city.”
On hearing this, both Lu Chen and Chu Yuqin’s expressions became a bit more severe.
Qin Yushan continued to report, “The remnants of Chen Nation attempted to assassinate His Majesty in the Capital city and failed, escaping from the Capital city. Despite His Majesty’s exhaustive search across the entire Capital city, the whereabouts of those assassins were not found. Ultimately, His Majesty’s Shadow Guard found out that the Duke Mu Residence had helped those assassins escape the Capital city.”
“Now the entire Duke Mu Residence has been thrown into the dungeon, awaiting trial,” Qin Yushan finished.
After hearing Qin Yushan’s report, Lu Chen’s mind went blank for a moment; he hadn’t expected his father-in-law to get into trouble so soon..
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