novelhk Chapter 795 Wu Can’s surprise, starts to go wild!
Chapter 795 Wu Can’s surprise, starts to go wild!
"Pass the order!" Gao Yao's voice suddenly rose, a resolute tone that pierced the cool morning mist in the forest, carrying an unquestionable determination. "The entire army halts its advance! Immediately send a message to Cao Shen, Erniu, and Ying Bu's troops to assemble and prepare to advance on the predetermined target! Order all members of the Qingyi Society to act in unison and activate the 'encirclement' network! We must block all access to Nanjun in one fell swoop, and not a single person can escape!"
"Yes!" Xiao He, Zhang Liang, and the attendant messenger responded in unison, their voices resounding through the forest. The crisp, clear "Yes" utterances carried a power poised to explode. A gleam flashed in Xiao He's eyes, and Zhang Liang nodded slightly. They both understood each other—this long-planned, meticulously orchestrated drama was finally about to begin, revealing its ferocious and precise fangs. The air thickened with the invisible scent of gunpowder, and a murderous aura instantly replaced the tranquility of the forest.
Just as Gao Yao's military order was quietly spreading to all directions of Nanjun like an invisible giant net, at this moment in the most luxurious mansion in the center of Nanjun City, there was a completely different scene.
Wu Can, the self-proclaimed "Prince of Nanjun," was lost in the illusory dream of "kingship" he had created. Wu Rui had been held captive for some time, and his initial fear and anxiety had long since been overwhelmed by inflated ambition and extravagant pleasures. While not quite reaching the absurd levels of the legendary "pools of wine and forests of meat," it was not far off.
Inside the spacious hall, the melodious sound of stringed instruments lingered in the air, dancers in light gauze swayed gracefully, and the air was thick with the aroma of wine, cosmetics, and roasted meat. Wu Canban reclined on a soft couch covered in thick brocade, his shirt open, his cheeks flushed with drunkenness. He held the beautiful girl in one arm, a golden cup in the other, his eyes dazed. The table was piled high with delicacies, some barely touched before being discarded. Below, several trusted officials smiled obsequiously as they drank, offering flattery.
As for the so-called "military and national affairs"? They were nothing more than an intensified exploitation of the people's wealth. Under the pretext of "preventing the Gaoyao rebels from attacking," Wu Can issued a series of exorbitant taxes, placing a heavy burden on the people of Nanjun. Most of the wealth he plundered went into his private treasury, used to support his extravagant lifestyle. He dispatched the city's elite soldiers to the frontier passes, euphemistically claiming to "defend the gates."
In Wu Can's mind, clouded by alcohol and power, a simple, self-righteous logic played out: If the front could withstand Gao Yao's initial onslaught, even if it was only for a brief stalemate, Gao Yao would be trapped, attacked from both sides. Would the other princes sit idly by and allow Gao Yao to dominate? If the situation dragged on, Wu Can would have a chance to breathe, perhaps even a turnaround. Clinging to this hopeful mentality, he indulged himself more and more contentedly in his present life, as if the imminent threat was merely a distant rumor.
Three days later.
Just as the siege of Gaoyao had been quietly tightened and the troops from all directions were like dormant beasts ready to strike, an urgent military report, like a stone thrown into a stagnant pond, finally broke the decadent music in Wu Can's mansion.
"Report!" A dusty messenger, his armor still speckled with mud, was ushered into the hall by guards. His face was a mixture of excitement, fatigue, and a subtle hint of panic. He plodded to his knees on the alcohol-smelling carpet, his voice a little hoarse with urgency: "Your Majesty! Great news! Terrible news! Yang Tong's troops, while on patrol the day before yesterday, unexpectedly encountered and successfully ambushed the carriage of Prince Gao of Qin! Prince Gao of Qin has been captured alive!"
"What?!" Wu Can was admiring the dance with drunken eyes. Upon hearing this, he suddenly pushed the beautiful girl in his arms away, and the golden cup slammed onto the table with a clang, splashing wine everywhere.
Wu Can's bloodshot eyes widened, his face filled with disbelief and astonishment, and instinctively a huge suspicion. "Nonsense! What kind of person is Gongzi Gao? Isn't he surrounded by a heavy guard? How could he be captured so easily by Yang Tong? Absurd! Absurd!"
He simply didn't believe it. This news was too bizarre, more like a lie fabricated by a frontline general seeking credit and reward. Young Master Gao? That was an important banner, a puppet Gao wanted to hold hostage. How could he let his men pluck it like a cabbage?
But over the next few days, the flurry of urgent reports, along with the detailed handwritten accounts of the soldiers who had participated in the operation, brought back under strict escort, detailing the time, location, encounters, the weakness of Prince Gao's guards, and the circumstances of his own capture, finally shattered Wu Can's doubts like a hammer. The detailed details and clear logic made it impossible for him not to believe it.
When the last secret report confirming that Gongzi Gao had been secretly escorted to Nanyang and attached with the specific route was delivered to Wu Can, his face, which was swollen due to excessive drinking and sex, suddenly broke out with uncontrollable ecstasy!
"Quick! Gather all civil and military officials! Immediately! Immediately!" Wu Can's voice trembled with excitement as he practically roared his orders. He abruptly stood up from the couch, his steps even stumbling slightly, but his eyes gleamed with unprecedented excitement.
Soon, the remaining civil and military officials under Wu Rui were hastily summoned. Many still wore the dazed look of a hangover or the annoyance of having their pleasures interrupted. But when Wu Can, waving the military newspaper in his hand and announcing in a nearly frantic tone, "Prince Gao of the King of Qin has been captured alive by our army," the entire hall fell silent, and then erupted in a tremendous uproar!
"God save the king! God save the king!"
"This is a chance to turn the tide!"
"The king has great blessings!"
Various voices of flattery, excitement and disbelief intertwined together.
Wu Can stood at the main seat, his chest heaving violently, as if he had already seen the dawn of victory. He slammed the table hard, spit flying everywhere: "Good! Good! Good! Hahaha! God is really helping me! With Master Gao in our hands, we have the lifeline of that traitor Gao Yao in our grasp! He dares to act rashly? He dares to attack our Nanjun? Isn't he afraid that we will cut the King of Qin into pieces?!" His eyes gleamed with greed and ferocity. "With this trump card in hand, Gao Yao will definitely be cautious and restrained! Our Nanjun is as stable as Mount Tai! Hahaha!"
Ecstatic laughter echoed in the extravagant hall, yet it carried a sense of vanity, like a doomsday carnival. He had no idea that even as he reveled in the ecstasy of this "heavenly gift," Gao Yao's meticulously woven web of death had already completely enveloped him and his Nanjun.
The phrase "snakes and rats from the same nest" is not a joke, but a fact. After Wu Can came to power, he eliminated almost all the capable people that Wu Rui had promoted, and promoted only flatterers.