Crown Prince of the Empire, I quit!

"Bring people here."

Qin Ming frowned slightly.

In this case, there were actually witnesses.

Could it be that the other party is doing such dirty things?

Soon, a thin man with a timid face was brought over.

As soon as he saw Qin Ming, he fell to his knees.

"Your Majesty, don't blame me. I just hid because I didn't dare to get involved in such matters!"

He explained tearfully.

Through questioning him, Qin Ming learned that the windows of the thin man's house were actually open last night.

They heard the fighting below from the second floor.

But when they heard the men in black threatening to kill Shen Minggui's entire family, they became a little scared, so they secretly closed the windows in the room and blew out the candles.

"They are trying to obstruct research into electricity."

The other party's words made Qin Ming's face solemn.

Daqian has developed extremely rapidly in recent years, causing many surrounding kingdoms to feel a great sense of crisis.

Under the same conditions.

No matter how hard they try, the gap in development speed compared to Qin Ming and Daqian is always too big.

So they figured it out.

Since I can't develop as well as Daqian anyway, I might as well slow them down.

This way the gap between the two sides can be smaller.

Originally, Qin Ming thought that with his powerful military force, he could intimidate them and prevent them from having such thoughts.

Now it seems that I have underestimated them.

Even though there were layers of protection for these craftsmen, they still succeeded in the end.

This may be because we are not afraid of thieves stealing, but we are afraid of thieves thinking about it.

Sighing slowly, Qin Ming walked up to Shen Minggui's family.

"I will give you an explanation for this matter. You should bury him properly. If you need anything in the future, or encounter difficulties in life, you can go directly to the workshop to find him."

Qin Ming pointed at Wu Shizhong next to him, and Wu Shizhong nodded to them.

After comforting them, Qin Ming took Wu Shizhong back to the street.

"Have you finished checking the people in these streets?"

"Not yet, Your Majesty."

"Who do you think will take action this time?"

Qin Ming looked at Wu Shizhong. Ever since he took over the Ministry of Works, he had been under secret threats.

After all, what the Ministry of Industry and the workshops hold is the key to the prosperity of a dynasty.

"Maybe there are too many people involved. I dare not jump to conclusions."

Wu Shizhong was in a bad mood as he had lost a great general.

Their future research will be greatly affected.

Qin Ming was extremely angry about this matter.

At this time, Liu Yueli and Chang Baishan also came to him.

"His Majesty."

Qin Ming said to them:

"Go find out which side sneaked in. There's no need to investigate separately who did it."

"I want to get all the debts back."

"Your Majesty, you are not planning to march against the country that has taken action?"

Chang Baishan was stunned for a moment and was a little surprised.

The situation in the Western Regions is still extremely chaotic.

Various forces are maneuvering.

While they were fighting fiercely, if Qin Ming advanced rashly, it would probably cause a big mess.

"Yes."

Qin Ming just replied with one word.

Upon hearing this, Liu Yueli and Chang Baishan were suddenly shocked.

Why did they do something else but kill Qin Ming's craftsmen?

Now things have gotten serious, and the kingdom that took action will probably cause a bloody storm.

Wu Shizhong, who was standing by, frowned when he heard this and advised Qin Ming:

"Your Majesty, going to war is a serious matter. You must think twice."

"I've thought about this a long time ago. There's no point in keeping it hidden. Are we going to keep these craftsmen for the rest of their lives?"

"That's impossible. Even if they want to, I won't allow it."

"There is only one way to solve this problem, and that is to fight."

"Only by scaring them so much that they dare not intervene again can everyone feel at ease."

Qin Ming's words left Wu Shizhong silent.

They are indeed very passive, after all, the enemy is in the dark.

No matter how careful you are, there will always be some that slip through the net.

While the two were talking.

A secret guard suddenly came to Liu Yueli and whispered a few words.

Liu Yueli immediately walked forward quickly.

"Your Majesty, the man has been captured, but I can't get anything out of him despite being tortured. I'll go there."

"Ah."

The secret guards' torture methods are very powerful and they can quickly get the other party's past out of the matter.

That night, a message was delivered to Qin Ming's bedroom.

"Your Majesty is the one who took action against Western Shu."

"They originally wanted to obtain the means and technology for power development, but they failed and Shen Minggui died."

"Western Shu..."

Qin Ming frowned. He didn't expect that Xishu, which had always been stable, would dare to provoke Daqian.

"Tell Liu Chuang to send troops."

"Where to go?"

"Western Regions."

"But Your Majesty, there is a war going on in the Western Regions right now. Our troops could easily be dragged into other wars."

Chang Baishan has always been by Qin Ming's side, so he naturally knows something about the intelligence in the Western Regions.

After these troops are deployed, they cannot attack wherever they want.

If you encounter a troop that comes from nowhere, it is very likely that you will engage in a battle with others in the chaos.

If we send troops there now, even if we have ten percent of their strength, we can only use two or three percent in the end. It would be better to wait for the battle in the Western Region to end or for one side to win.

In this way, Qin Ming might be able to arrange his troops to enter Western Shu more easily.

"Send a letter to Tubo and Loulan, asking them to give way."

Qin Ming spoke lightly.

He knew what Chang Baishan was worried about, but that was not a problem at all.

All we need to do is get Tubo and a few other countries to give way.

"But they're fighting. How can they just give way when I tell you to?"

Chang Baishan looked hesitant, hoping that Qin Ming would consider it carefully. Qin Ming directly handed him the written letter.

"Just deliver the letter. You don't need to decide what to do."

"I see."

Chang Baishan sighed and had to send the letter out.

Soon, the newspapers in the capital were filled with news about Shen Minggui's death.

With Qin Ming's nod, the newspaper even wrote down who caused Shen Minggui's death.

Now the people in Daqian are extremely angry towards Xishu.

Many people in the society already hope that Qin Ming will send troops to attack them to vent his hatred.

And this news soon spread to Western Shu.

Inside the main hall of Western Shu, officials and the emperor were still in court.

When I received this news, I felt like the sky was falling.

"What did you say? Qin Ming wants to attack us. How is that possible?"