After rebirth, I became a national teacher

The Capital of Wei

As of today, three groups of Jinyiwei have returned to report to Emperor Yong'an.

Upon learning that they had reached an agreement with the local Japanese pirate forces, Emperor Yong'an's gloomy mood finally improved.

After all, the Japanese pirates are the most critical link in his fight against the evil demon Du'e.

When he was sure that these greedy Japanese pirates were willing to take the risk to attack the evil demon Du'e, he felt relieved.

However, this good mood only lasted until the fourth batch of Jinyiwei returned.

The commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard keenly sensed that something might have gone wrong with the mission this time.

But he didn't dare to delay. Even though he was nervous, he had to report truthfully to Emperor Yong'an as soon as possible.

"Your Majesty, another Jinyiwei team has returned. Only five people have returned from a team of more than 20 people."

Emperor Yong'an didn't take it seriously at first.

Sea voyages are very risky and casualties on the way are very common.

"Did we encounter a storm or pirates?"

he asked casually.

The commander of the Jinyiwei said solemnly:

"neither."

"They arrived at Dongfan Island safely and learned about the pirates' manor from the local people. But when they arrived at the manor, they didn't see any pirates at all, only a group of ordinary people busy farming."

"But for some reason, the people were very hostile to them. As soon as they saw them, they immediately besieged them."

"Among the more than 20 Jinyiwei, more than a dozen were either captured alive or killed. Only these five managed to escape."

As there were only five of them left, they could no longer continue looking for the Japanese pirates and could only find a way to return to Wei first.

Emperor Yong'an felt something was wrong.

He immediately ordered the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard to send another person to Dongfan Island, to keep a low profile and make sure to get to the bottom of the matter.

For more than ten days thereafter, no Jinyiwei returned to Beijing to report.

Emperor Yong'an began to worry. The time for the Japanese pirates to land was almost approaching, yet so many Jinyiwei had not yet returned to the capital to report.

So did they successfully get in touch with the Japanese pirates?

It’s impossible that half of the people died in the sea, right?

Before the investigation news was sent back, the information from Nandu arrived first.

As the chief eunuch in front of the emperor, Wang Zhong often dealt with the emperor's private affairs. Therefore, he had already reviewed the intelligence from Nandu in advance.

"Your Majesty, the information from Nandu has been delivered."

His hands were shaking as he held the question book.

Because the news was not good news at all, he couldn't imagine how furious Emperor Yong'an would be next.

And as I am delivering this bad news to His Majesty, I can easily be affected by his anger.

"Just say it."

Emperor Yong'an actually didn't want to see any information about Nandu.

Because there's probably no good news.

Wang Zhong had no choice but to bite the bullet and say:

"Your Majesty, it is now widely rumored in the Southern Capital that the evil demon Du'e has wiped out all the Japanese pirates overseas, and... and..."

Emperor Yong'an's heart skipped a beat. Seeing Wang Zhong hesitating, he stood up impatiently and scolded:

"And what, say!"

Wang Zhong had no choice but to bite the bullet and say:

"And they said that Your Majesty sent the Jinyiwei to collude with the Japanese pirates!"

Upon hearing this, Emperor Yong'an immediately understood everything.

Why haven't any of the Jinyiwei returned for so long? Why are there only ordinary people left in those manors that were supposed to be occupied by Japanese pirates, and why are those people so hostile when they see the Jinyiwei?

The evil demon Du'e might have really wiped out all the Japanese pirate forces overseas.

Moreover, he might have captured the Jinyiwei very early and learned his plan from them.

So, at this point, not only had his plans been completely shattered, but his reputation around Nandu had also been completely ruined.

He couldn't even imagine how the people would curse him.

He may even be left with a permanent infamy in history books because of this incident.