Chapter 1596: Invincible

Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Therefore, Fan Jianxi sat down at the desk and wrote a long letter to his uncle. Then, he sent his confidant to deliver it to the capital day and night.

It wasn’t until the morning of August 13th that the butler of Prince Che’s manor received this letter.

Although there was only one letter and no evidence, the contents of the letter shocked the man. He even cried out, “This foolish boy! You’re so muddle-headed!”

He had originally thought that his nephew was only trying to reap some benefits, which was why he had imposed such a heavy tax on Lizhou. He could not bear to see his nephew die just like that, so he had helped suppress it and not report it to His Highness. He did not expect that he was helping Qiu Pusheng to rebel… Most of the extra taxes were meant to fill Qiu Pusheng’s pockets. Those who hadn’t paid enough taxes had been arrested. Not only that but they had also been locked up somewhere in Lizhou and trained by Qiu Pusheng as his private soldiers…

Rebellion was a great crime that could exterminate nine generations.

Those who helped the rebels would also be exterminated!

Even the current Prime Minister and the Minister of Justice were involved…

At the end of the letter, his nephew wrote a long list of names. They were all the officials that were with Qiu Pusheng. It was hard to imagine how many officials were involved in this matter…

“T-this…” Butler Fan cried even more bitterly. If he could persuade his nephew to stop collecting heavy taxes, there wouldn’t be so many problems. Even if the matter was exposed, his nephew would still have a chance to live. However, how could he live now since he knew all of this?

His nephew was doing this to protect his uncle, his wife, and his children…

“I didn’t teach you well… It’s me that’s at fault…” Butler Fan was in tears. He had also let down His Highness, who had shown him great kindness.

“Butler, Butler, what’s wrong?” Everyone in the hall was worried to death.

Butler Fan quickly put the letter away. He didn’t want anyone else to see it. Then he wiped his tears and asked, “Where’s His Highness? Has he returned yet?”

His Highness, Shi Che, had gone to the palace early in the morning to attend court.

“Your Highness has a memorial to report today, so he won’t be back so early.” someone replied.

“Alright… Alright…” Butler Fan nodded in a daze. He walked a few steps absent-mindedly before turning back. “If His Highness comes back and I’m not around, go to the back and call me. I need to rest.”

“Alright.” Everyone in the hall agreed.

…

In the palace of Da Chen.

After the morning court session ended, Shi Yuan asked his younger brother Shi Che to stay behind to have breakfast in the royal study.

While they were having breakfast, Shi Yuan brought a memorial to his younger brother. “This is a secret memorial from Xing Ronghui.”

Xing Ronghui was also a Great General, but he was one rank lower than Qiu Pusheng. Qiu Pusheng was the Grand General of Da Chen’s army, while he was the Vice Marshal.

Shi Che put down the bowl of porridge and took the memorial. When he saw that Qiu Pusheng wanted to recruit some generals, he sneered, “You made him the Great General of the army to give him a chance. To let him lead Da Chen’s army, your army. It was you who spent so many years to have this one million cavalry. They are invincible and only listen to you. They are not Qiu Pusheng’s army. Even if he has the Tiger Tally, he can only manage it. He doesn’t cherish it and still has a disloyal heart. He deserves to be punished!” Then, he quickly said, “Brother, although he is Father’s illegitimate son outside and is considered our brother if we don’t kill him, we will die sooner or later. We only gave him this title to let our Father rest at ease in Heaven and that man has never treated us well!”