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Inside the Qin residence, the group was still engrossed in Qin Qingmin's grand promises, and no one noticed the ruthless glint in Qin Qingmin's eyes.

After a long while, when the excitement of the group subsided, Qin Qingmin finally spoke: "Everyone, now that we have reached an agreement, let's proceed with this plan."

The group was taken aback. Yang Sen asked, puzzled, "Didn't Qin Academy just say they wouldn't give Chen Nan armor, equipment, or food? Is there some other plan?"

"Is Yang Fuku really ignorant or is he pretending to be ignorant? If we want to bring down Chen Nan, we must stand on the opposite side of him. The first step of our plan is to stop providing him with equipment and food."

"From now on, we must do our best to stop any proposals Chen Nan makes in court."

"It's just that I've been feeling a bit unwell lately, so I can't attend court. That's why I'm informing you all of this plan."

"Is our alliance about to fall apart so soon after it was established?"

As he finished speaking, Qin Qingmin's voice gradually turned cold, and anyone could hear the threat in his tone.

Yang Sen nodded quickly: "Don't worry, this is a small matter, there's no need for Qin Academy to get involved, just leave it to us!"

The others, not wanting to be outdone, also stood up and made their own pledges.

Hearing everyone's assurances, Qin Qingmin put on a smiling face: "Rest assured, everyone. Once our Northern Wei Dynasty overcomes this disaster, you will all be remembered in history."

The sudden mention of this word evoked a strong sense of familiarity in Changsun Du.

Previously, Chen Nan had promised him that he could leave his mark on history.

Now, Qin Qingmin has also agreed to this.

The question is, whose promise is true and whose is false?

Changsun Du shook his head, banishing these thoughts from his mind, and joined the others in a hearty laugh.

After the laughter subsided and everyone exchanged pleasantries for a while, Qin Qingmin saw them off while no one was around and then returned home.

He saw his grandson sitting in a chair, holding a lump of iron in his hand and grinning foolishly. He asked in confusion, "Guangming, what are you laughing at all by yourself?"

Upon hearing his grandfather's voice, Qin Guangming didn't hide anything: "Didn't Grandpa send someone to make a replica of a golden nanmu garment before?"

"My grandson found those people and had a token of the Prince of Zhennan made, as well as several land deeds from the Northern Wei Dynasty, made. He then sent them to the government office to collect relief grain."

"Of course, my grandson specifically told them that they must sow discord between the court and the people when they receive their grain."

Upon hearing this, Qin Qingmin's face, which had been beaming with joy, instantly darkened: "Guangming, who sent you to do this?"

Qin Qingmin knew his grandson's capabilities very well. This plan wasn't particularly brilliant, but it was still beyond what his foolish grandson could have come up with, unless he had a mastermind behind him.

Seeing his strange expression, Qin Guangming asked doubtfully, "Grandpa, is the plan I came up with not good enough?"

"Grandpa, haven't you always wanted to suppress Chen Nan? My plan will not only make him lose the support of the people, but also make him lose face in front of his soldiers. Isn't this a win-win situation?"

Qin Qingmin's eyes widened; he felt as if he couldn't catch his breath.

Good heavens, he had been scheming and plotting for a long time, all so that he could perform well for the person behind him and eventually become the prime minister of the Northern Wei Dynasty.

He didn't even dare to dream of the throne, but what did his grandson do?

This not only disrupted his plans, but also could very well give Chen Nan leverage over him.

"Grandpa, Grandpa, don't scare your grandson! What's wrong with you?"

Seeing Qin Qingmin's expression, Qin Guangming was dumbfounded.

This was the first time he had ever seen his grandfather look like this.

He immediately threw away the token he had obtained, took two steps forward to help Qin Qingmin, who was about to fall, and gently patted his back with both hands.

It took Qin Qingmin a while to recover.

He picked up the lump of iron from the ground, turned his head and glared at Qin Guangming: "Grandpa is asking you, who told you about this?"

"Also, how exactly did you find those people?"

Finally, who else knows about this?

Seeing Qin Qingmin's serious expression, Qin Guangming didn't dare to hide anything: "Grandpa, this was indeed my own idea."

“My grandson visited Happy Forest a few days ago.”

"You went to Happy Forest?" Qin Qingmin was even more surprised.

If he remembered correctly, he had entrusted that golden nanmu robe to the Happy Forest.

Later, Kuaihuolin was destroyed by Chen Nan, and the golden nanmu clothing was successfully returned to the national treasury.

Now his grandson is telling him personally that he also went to that auction.

Qin Qingmin said with a serious expression, "Tell Grandpa, did Chen Nan notice you at the time? You must tell the truth!"

Qin Guangming didn't want to hide this matter, but he also didn't want his grandfather to know that he had not only gone to the auction, but had also been caught red-handed by Chen Nan.

He had no choice but to lie: "Grandpa, don't worry, Sun Ran just went to take a look. He wasn't interested in that golden nanmu robe at all, let alone let Chen Nan find it. I am a second-grade martial artist, while Chen Nan is just a prince in name only. How could he possibly find me!"

Qin Qingmin looked up to the sky and roared. How could he not understand his grandson?

He showed no interest in the golden nanmu robe except for his mouth, and he guessed that his grandson had most likely been discovered by Chen Nan.

He had not forgotten that Chen Nan had single-handedly defeated Liu Banggua and his two grandsons in the imperial court.

The reason he didn't leave the golden nanmu robe to Qin Guangming in the first place was because he was afraid that Qin Guangming would wear it and show off.

Now look what happened, not only did he not show off, but Chen Nan caught him red-handed.

Qin Guangming didn't notice his expression and continued, "The consequences of this matter being discovered would be very serious. Naturally, only your grandson knows about it, so you can rest assured, Grandpa."

Qin Qingmin stared at Qin Guangming for a long time before finally letting out a helpless sigh.

"My dear grandson, listen to your grandfather. Stay home these next few days and don't go anywhere."

"As for this Zhennan King's token, just pretend you've never seen it before."

Qin Qingmin wasn't stupid. When he told those people that he was sick and couldn't attend court, he was just using them as his accomplices.

He also knew that Chen Nan was truly ruthless towards such people, which was why he didn't want to go to court.

But to his utter surprise, his beloved grandson gave him such a wonderful surprise that he had no choice but to go to court, no matter how unwilling he was.

If Chen Nan suddenly had a whim and turned his Qin family mansion upside down like he did the Liu family mansion, then the Zhennan King's decree would be impossible to hide.