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Chapter 152

His martial arts skills are ruined!

This means that, as a general, he can no longer go to the battlefield to fight!

Those soldiers who were wounded or disabled on the battlefield could still receive compensation from the imperial court and the love of the people, after all, they made sacrifices to protect their homes and country.

But he hasn't accomplished anything yet!

The task of suppressing bandits was so easy, yet not only did they fail to kill a single bandit, they were captured as soon as they entered the battlefield, suffering humiliation and disgracing the imperial court.

If the outside world were to find out at this point that his martial arts skills had been crippled, the emperor would certainly just remove him from his position as general.

How can a general who is even weaker and more powerless than a scholar lead troops into battle?

He couldn't ask any other doctors to come and see him; the more people who knew, the greater the chance of it getting out.

In Kyoto, those with medical skills superior to the renowned Dr. Jiang are mostly within the Imperial Medical Academy. How could he dare to invite an imperial physician to examine him? Wouldn't that be tantamount to letting the emperor know?

Qin Shaoze felt weak all over and said to Dr. Jiang, "Thank you, Dr. Jiang. Please keep this a secret and don't tell anyone about my condition."

As he spoke, he gave Dr. Jiang double the consultation fee.

Doctor Jiang said, "Don't worry, my lord. I have been treating high-ranking officials and nobles in the capital for decades. I know the rules and will not say a word about it."

After seeing Doctor Jiang off, Yao Sujuan came in and gently asked Qin Shaoze, "My lord, what did Doctor Jiang say?"

Qin Shaoze had already prepared his explanation. He forced a smile and said casually, "It's just an old wound from when I was on the battlefield years ago that has flared up. I should be able to recover after a period of rest. It's nothing."

Yao Sujuan believed it to be true, flattered and comforted him, and then helped him to bed to rest.

Qin Shaoze didn't sleep all night. When he woke up the next day, he found that the news of his bandit suppression operation going wrong and that he had been captured and humiliated had spread throughout the capital!

This wasn't really a secret, since several bandits had been captured alive, and once they were taken back for interrogation, everything became clear.

But this was hardly a glorious thing for the imperial court, so how could the news have spread so quickly!

Qin Shaoze was summoned to the palace by the emperor, and on the way, he heard people pointing and gossiping about him everywhere.

"I heard that the Marquis of Yongning led a team of elite soldiers to suppress bandits, but as soon as he entered the fray, he fell off his horse and was captured by the bandits and taken hostage!"

"They almost let those bandits escape! Luckily, Commander Mo happened to pass by and raided their entire stronghold!"

"I also heard that Marquis Yongning was thoroughly humiliated by those bandits! They even peed on him, hahaha!"

"How did this Marquis of Yongning, such a coward, manage to achieve military merits on the Northwest battlefield? Could there be some shady dealings involved?"

Qin Shaoze felt both humiliated and furious, and wished he could rush down and argue with them.

His past military achievements were truly genuine! It's just that something unexpected happened this time!

After entering the palace, the emperor also questioned Qin Shaoze.

"Marquis Yongning, what's wrong with you? I heard you're quite brave and skilled in battle, so how come you got captured as soon as you stepped into the fray for such a simple task as suppressing bandits? If Chonggui hadn't happened to be passing by, those bandits would have escaped! Under the very nose of the Emperor, these petty mountain bandits are allowed to run rampant. Where is the majesty of my Northern Yi Dynasty?!"