Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
âA year and a half is already a conservative estimate. It might take a few years
to truly apprehend them.â
âFor the sake of a few thieves, we would have to transfer soldiers from the border region. If an issue arises there, the gains wonât outweigh the losses.â
âIf the Emperor insists on deploying troops, issue a decree to transfer individuals from the local area.â
The Public Houseâs strategy was well-conceived. The individuals transferred from the local areas lacked significant combat experience, making them easy targets for elimination. Moreover, mobilizing people from the local area would consume time.
The process of sending people from the capital to the designated location would take around ten days. Once they arrived at Shanglin, an additional ten days would pass.
As a month passed, the Public House intended to inform those in the mountains to prepare for the elimination of these individuals in one swift move, undermining Su Bin and the emperor.
However, before they could finalize their approach, Su Binâs third memorial arrived. While the Public House didnât consider the situation particularly serious, they favored a temporary transfer method. In response, they promptly dispatched someone to deliver the message.
Soon after sending the letter, Su Binâs fourth memorial arrived. On the Public Houseâs end, they had achieved a significant victory in encircling the bandits. More than a hundred prisoners were now detained in the government officeâs prison, awaiting representatives from the capital to receive them.
It was at this point that the Public House realized they had underestimated the impact of Su Binâs hero post and his luck. He had effectively leveraged individuals from the martial arts world to earn significant merit for himself, causing a silent loss for the Public House.
To mitigate the situation, they suppressed Su Binâs memorial and swiftly dispatched representatives to Shanglin Prefecture. Their goal was to reach the emperor before Su Bin and erase any confessions that could prove detrimental to the Public House.
Two days later, the Public House presented Su Binâs memorial to the emperor. Delighted, the emperor sought to transfer Su Bin back to the capital immediately. However, the Public House intervened, advising caution.
âYour Majesty, Governor Su has just arrived in Shanglin Prefecture and is off to a promising start. It would be hasty to transfer him back so soon. Thereâs no guarantee the next governor will be as effective.â
âWhy not allow Governor Su to remain there until everything in Shanglin
Prefecture is stabilized? We can always transfer him back later. Besides, onlyn/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
Governor Su seems capable of handling those ruthless bandits!â
This counsel served as a subtle reminder to the emperor about Su Binâs capabilities and hinted that he might have influential backers.
While the Public House considered the possibility that the Third Prince and the General Manor had supported Su Bin, internal discussions led them to deem it unlikely. They reasoned that if the General Manor were involved and discovered that one of the significant bandit nests was the Public Houseâs training base, it could lead to a major controversy. To preempt this, they promptly reported the news directly to the emperor.
However, this wasnât the reality.
In fact, Su Bin had omitted any mention of his inquiries to the captives in his memorial.
This showcased Su Binâs cleverness.
The emperor found the Public Houseâs reasoning convincing and decided to reward Su Bin instead.
The treasures and rewards were dispatched to Shanglin Prefecture by an imperial envoy.
The representatives sent by the Public House, however, were already a step ahead. They traveled tirelessly, reaching Shanglin Prefecture a few days later..