Imperial warlords: Cannons are the only truth

"Holy crap..."

Seeing Li Shenghai kneeling on the ground with a humble and obsequious expression, Zhao Yuanyi felt as if a thousand mythical beasts were stampeding through his heart.

Originally, my main purpose in coming here was to persuade Li Shenghai to set an example and support the imperial court's anti-opium policy in the Ganla region through relatively peaceful means.

But who knew that the arrogant and domineering Li Shenghai would be even more reckless than a hothead when it came to doing things?

Without warning, he suddenly stabbed Zhao Yuanyi in the hand with a knife.

It was obvious that they were challenging the imperial court and were going to give Zhao Yuanyi a one-stop "treatment" that was worse than death!

Having encountered such a reckless and thoughtless fool who acted without considering the consequences, Zhao Yuanyi thought to himself that he was definitely going to be completely ruined this time.

To save face for the imperial court, Zhao Yuanyi would certainly not back down to Li Shenghai.

Therefore, Zhao Yuanyi, who was tied to the rack, was already mentally prepared to sacrifice himself for the court.

Furthermore, Zhao Yuanyi was also very clear about Li Shenghai's fate—if he didn't make it back this time, Li Shenghai and his gang would definitely not survive.

The Great Qian Zhenguo Army will avenge me!

Therefore, Zhao Yuanyi, who was prepared to die, directly threatened Li Shenghai when he arrived.

They also mocked Li Shenghai, saying he would surely die a horrible death, and that the Daqian Zhenguo Army would never let them go...

In Zhao Yuanyi's view, since Li Shenghai dared to deal such a ruthless blow to him, the special envoy of the imperial court, he must be determined to fight the imperial court to the end!

Therefore, after mocking Li Shenghai for being foolish, Zhao Yuanyi was also prepared to be tortured.

Who knew that Li Shenghai, suddenly awakened by Zhao Yuanyi's words, would put on a show of "being able to bend and stretch".

After sending his men away, Li Shenghai really had no shame whatsoever.

He immediately knelt down before Zhao Yuanyi...................

Goodness, this whole series of actions—slapping himself in the face, kowtowing, admitting his mistakes and begging for forgiveness, and even trying to redeem himself through meritorious service!

This bizarre move truly baffled the already furious Zhao Yuanyi........................

play?

Why the hell didn't you do this sooner?

Now Zhao Yuanyi finally understood—Li Shenghai wasn't some hotheaded, reckless brute or tough guy...

This guy is such a fool who doesn't think things through properly and just goes ahead without thinking things through!

However, while you might call him a simpleton, he reacts surprisingly quickly after realizing he'd misunderstood something.

These remedial measures were implemented quite effectively...

"Li Shenghai..." Faced with Li Shenghai, a scoundrel who was neither clever nor simple-minded, yet shameless and opportunistic, Zhao Yuanyi was at a loss for words: "You are a complete bastard!"

"Yes Yes Yes!"

"Commissioner Zhao's reprimand is correct!"

"I'm a complete bastard, an idiot, a son of a bitch..."

“Commissioner Zhao, if you can forgive me, I will immediately stop all opium planting in Ganla and all opium business.”

"I will redeem myself by finding all the remnants of the barbarian tribes and the spies of Xiluo within Ganla territory!"

"That little Kichisaburo is right here with me!"

"This is a double bastard! A remnant of the barbarian regime working for the Western Luo spy organization..."

"Following the clues will surely yield a great harvest!"

"That's all negotiable." Zhao Yuanyi raised his hands. "You've done this to my hands, what am I supposed to do?"

Is it appropriate for me to go back like this?

"Inappropriate!"

"Definitely not!" Li Shenghai said, pulling out his pistol and pointing it at his left hand. "Commissioner Zhao, if you can calm down, I can shoot myself right now!"

"If you feel that using a gun isn't enough to vent your anger, I'll have someone bring a knife in a bit, and you'll get three cuts and six holes!"

"No... three cuts and six holes is too few! Four cuts and eight holes, or even five cuts and ten holes, it's all according to your wishes..."

"but................"

Li Shenghai glanced at Zhao Yuanyi secretly: "If Commissioner Zhao wants to use that Koji Saburo to play the long game and catch a big fish..."

"Then I'll hold off on the four cuts and eight holes, or the five cuts and ten holes for now!"

"If I were to be seen by that double-dealing bastard Koki Saburo while I'm injured, he would definitely become suspicious."

"Commissioner Zhao, this Koji Saburo is definitely a big fish!"

"He has connections with the Western Luo people and the remnants of the Yi Kingdom."

"I can guarantee with my life—there will definitely be a great harvest!"

"I understand. What you mean is that you can't hurt yourself right now, because if you hurt yourself, you can't play the long game."

"Right?"

Zhao Yuanyi looked at Li Shenghai with disdain, who was holding a gun to his left hand but hadn't fired yet: "Then why the hell did you pull out that gun!"

"Is it for a performance?"

"No... I was just expressing my stance to Commissioner Zhao..."

"I'll open fire the moment Commissioner Zhao speaks..."

"Tell me what's going on with that Koki Saburo," Zhao Yuanyi said irritably. "We'll settle our score later."

"If you can really redeem yourself through meritorious service, I, Zhao Yuanyi, don't need any of those three cuts and six holes, four cuts and eight holes, or five cuts and ten holes!"

"Let's settle our score based on how you treated me today."

"However, let me make this clear upfront—what you mean by 'atonement through good deeds' now involves more than just the matter of banning opium."

"If you can't handle the remnants of the barbarian tribes and the spies from Xiluo within Ganla territory, then we can't just let this matter go!"

"do you understand?"

"understand!"

"Thank you so much, Commissioner Zhao, for not holding a grudge against me!"

"All the mistakes are the fault of the villains. I'll just add insult to injury later!"

"That's it, crawl between their legs!"

"Then, I'll crawl between your legs!"

"As long as Commissioner Zhao can feel better, I'm fine with anything."

Seeing Zhao Yuanyi spit out his words, Li Shenghai excitedly kowtowed to the ground as he spoke: "Please rest assured, Commissioner Zhao, I will definitely keep my word and wipe out all the remnants of the barbarian tribes and the spies from Xiluo within the territory of Ganla for the imperial court!"

"Okay, let's get down to business!"

Zhao Yuanyi said impatiently, "What exactly is going on between you and that Koki Saburo?"

"Is such that!"

Upon hearing this, Li Shenghai quickly got to the point: "This young Ji Sanlang is no ordinary person; this kid has more than one boss..."

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More than an hour later.

After explaining the situation of Koki Saburo to Zhao Yuanyi in detail, a plan to "cast a long line to catch a big fish" was devised under Zhao Yuanyi's instruction.

Zhao Yuanyi was also secretly sent away by Li Shenghai's trusted confidants.

"Little Ji, how are you doing!"

"Is the tea here to your liking?"

"General! You've arrived!"

"Perfect! Absolutely perfect!"

"I'm glad you like it." Li Shenghai patted Xiao Ji Sanlang, who had gotten up to greet him, warmly. "If you like it, take some with you when you leave."

"Although it's not anything valuable, it's still a specialty tea from Ganla, and the taste is quite good."

Li Shenghai deliberately ran his hand along the bloodstains on his clothes a few times: "Mr. Ji, please have some tea first. I'm going to change my clothes and take a shower."

"I have something important to discuss with Brother Xiao Ji in a moment."

"I'll personally host a welcome dinner for Brother Ji tonight, we must drink until we drop!"

"General, please do as you wish. Your face..." Koki Saburo looked at Li Shenghai, who was covered in sweat and blood.

"Your face?" Li Shenghai pretended not to notice and touched the spot where Koki Saburo pointed. "Oh! You mean this...?"

"It splashed on my face by accident just now."

"Damn it! That Zhao Yuanyi is really tough. He just won't back down no matter what I ask him to do!"

As he spoke, Li Shenghai spat on the ground with disdain: "You're tough on the outside, but not so tough on the inside."

"I didn't even get to have my fill before I died, what a bummer!"

"One-Eyed, you stay here and have some tea with Mr. Ji."

"General, please take care!" Koji Saburo then bowed very politely to Li Shenghai.

After Li Shenghai left, Koki Saburo looked at Liu the One-Eyed beside him: "Is Zhao Yuanyi, the one sent by the Qian Kingdom court, already dead?"

"How could anyone survive being personally 'entered' by our general?"

Liu the One-Eyed retorted nonchalantly.

"Didn't you see our general covered in blood?"

"Scattered from dismemberment..."

"what?"

"Dismemberment...dismemberment...corpse?" Kokichi Saburo was also shocked upon hearing this.

"What's the big deal?"

"Our general likes to do this to those who oppose him!"

"No wonder the general was covered in sweat and blood..." Hearing Liu the One-Eyed say this, Koki Saburo gained a new understanding of Li Shenghai's cruelty...

"Mr. Ji may not know this."

"Our general said he has always greatly admired those surgeons."

"So, this little hobby came about."

"Our general's techniques are quite professional."

"Anyway, we'll be keeping in touch with Mr. Ji often in the future, and who knows, we might have the chance to witness our general wielding his sword!"

As he spoke, Liu the One-Eyed casually picked up a piece of pastry from the table and put it in his mouth, saying, "Speaking of which, ever since our general got drunk and had a little accident last time..."

"This is the first time I've operated on someone since that little accident..."

"what?"

"A minor accident?"

"What little accident?" Koki Saburo's curiosity was immediately piqued.

"I can tell you, but don't tell anyone else!" Liu, the one-eyed man, glanced around mysteriously, then lowered his voice: "It was all because of drunkenness..."

"Last time, our general hosted a private dinner for a business partner."

"Our cooperation has always been very pleasant."

"So, the general and his guests drank a few more cups because they were in a good mood."

"They drank from the first half of the night until the second half!"

"That's really great!"

"But for some reason, after the general got drunk, the two of them started arguing."

"Then they started arguing..."

"Our general got drunk and grabbed a gold wine pot from the table and smashed it down on the man."

"At that time, besides the general and the guests, I was the only one left accompanying them."

"I was drunk at the time and didn't have time to go to the toilet..."

As Liu the One-Eyed spoke, he ate some snacks: "Who knew that after smashing the wine jug, our general didn't stop!"

"He took the golden wine jug and started hitting people on the head. I reckon he hit them at least twenty or thirty times in the end."

"His head was smashed to pieces..."

"It's scrapped?" Koki Saburo unconsciously swallowed.

"It was a dead ball!" Liu the One-Eyed exclaimed, looking shaken. "His head was in terrible shape..."

"I was stunned! I sobered up instantly!"

"I rushed over to check her breathing, but she wasn't breathing!"

"Actually, you don't even need to test it to see that with his head smashed like that, he's definitely dead..."

"But our general was still drunk after he smashed the man's clothes."

"Seeing blood actually got him more and more excited..."

"Then, our general insisted that I go out and fetch the cleaver he often used for 'surgery'."

"After you get it............."

At this point, Liu the One-Eyed looked a little overwhelmed: "With a series of quick movements, he 'operated' on the corpse..."

"And after doing all that, she didn't want to leave, so she just lay down next to me!"

"The next morning, after sobering up, our general realized that his drunkenness had caused trouble..."

"Ever since that drunken mistake, our general has rarely drunk alcohol. If he does drink, he only drinks a little."

"There's no other way—I'm afraid I'll mess things up if I get drunk..."

"However, our general really attaches great importance to this cooperation with Mr. Ji."

"Otherwise, he wouldn't have personally arranged the banquet and drunk so heartily."

"Lieutenant Liu, could you please tell the general that I am allergic to alcohol and cannot drink it?"

Upon hearing Liu the One-Eyed's words, Koki Saburo waved his hands repeatedly, saying, "Let's just have a simple meal tonight and skip the alcohol."

"Allergic reaction! I really can't drink it!"

"Let's use tea instead of wine! Let's use tea instead of wine..."