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Chapter 670: I Will Definitely Satisfy You_1

Chapter 670: Chapter 670: I Will Definitely Satisfy You_1

In the end, the Emperor looked at Xia Ye, who had been loyally doing his bidding these past days.

"Xia Ye, these days, you have been of great assistance to me and you have achieved great feats. What is it that you wish for? Or, what kind of official position do you desire? I will promise you now, any position within the Dajin Dynasty is yours for the taking."

Xia Ye bowed to the Emperor: "Your Majesty, Qin Kun, an imperial officer, plotted a rebellion, and thus merited his punishment. I, a humble citizen, simply did what was right. I have no intention of gaining further official roles or rewards. I only have one request..."

Xia Ye paused for a moment.

"Xia Ye, state your request unabashedly. As long as it is reasonable, I will fulfill your wish!"

"Thank you, your Majesty. I hope..."

Then, Xia Ye expressed his thoughts.

Thoughts he had held for a very long time.

...

Provincial City.

Nan Feng made a trip to Ping County, and on his return, he saw a crowd gathering around a notice at the city gates. He joined them to see what the commotion was about.

"So, General Nangong has been acquitted at last. What a shame, he’s already dead. I heard that his entire family was executed."

Someone asked, "Who is this General Nangong? Why was his whole family executed? Why did the Emperor behead them?"

"You don’t know? General Nangong was the number one war hero of the Dajin Dynasty, his military achievements were remarkable. Whenever he led the troops, we were invincible. Look what the Emperor wrote — that he was executed on groundless charges concocted by Qin Kun. Truly, Qin Kun has wrought considerable damage. If General Nangong were still alive, would we even still be fighting this war with Dashun in the north? We would long ago have driven those dogs out. Rumor has it that our forces are now in disarray."

"What a tragic end, an entire family executed, not a single survivor?"

"How could they have left a survivor? Qin Kun was still in power in the court at that time and the Emperor was too young to resist."

"Bullshit, it’s all because the Emperor is weak. And the other ministers in the court, they did not even stand up for General Nangong."

"How could they not have? Didn’t Zhuang Xiang plead for him? Yet what happened to him? Qin Kun couldn’t stand him either, and had his entire family executed as well. After this, who dared to plead for anyone?"

"..."

Nan Feng quietly listened from behind.

General Nangong?

Zhuang Xiang?

Nan Feng suddenly recalled the conversation she witnessed between Xia Ye and Xiaodie. Apart from Nan Feng herself, she had never seen Xia Ye speak so gently to anyone else.

So?

An idea suddenly sprung into Nan Feng’s mind.

Could Xia Ye be General Nangong?

That’s right, Butler Yan had mentioned something about General Nangong before. She thought hard, but couldn’t remember the details.

Nan Feng casually asked the person in front of her, "So, how old was this General Nangong when he died?"

"In his forties, I believe. Not entirely sure of the exact age, but around that ballpark."

Over forty years old?

Then, it’s not Xia Ye.

Nan Feng asked again, "Did General Nangong have a son? Was his son executed as well?"

"A son? Never heard anything about a son. If he had one, there should have been a young General or something in the camp, but there doesn’t seem to be anyone like that."

Someone else chimed in, "You even know whether General Nangong had a son, have you been in his camp or something?"