Imperial warlords: Cannons are the only truth

a few days later.

imperial capital.

"I heard that the Secret Intelligence Service suffered a major setback in Ganla because of the smoking ban?"

"Yes! Our envoy was tortured by Li Shenghai from Ganla."

"Li Shenghai is the first person in the entire Qianzhou to dare to so openly and ruthlessly attack someone sent by our secret intelligence agency!"

In response to Shen Moshen's question, Chen Guyan said indignantly, "This is the first time the Secret Intelligence Bureau has ever lost face like this!"

"Li Shenghai?" Shen Moshen nodded: "A person from Qian Kingdom?"

"Yes! This person used to be an unknown company-level officer under Fang Borong."

"After Fang Borong surrendered to the imperial court, Li Shenghai did not retreat with the main force, but stayed in Ganla with the remnants of his troops."

"I never expected that this kid would make a name for himself in Ganla."

"Not only did he take over the underground businesses left behind by Fang Borong and his group, but Li Shenghai also became the underground tyrant of Ganla."

"Perhaps he's gotten used to ruling like a king in Ganla, this Li Shenghai is extremely arrogant within Ganla territory!"

"That's quite arrogant. They actually dared to attack the special envoy sent by the imperial court. This is clearly a blatant challenge to the imperial court!"

"Since this Li Shenghai is so foolish and courting death, let's just eliminate him."

"Whether you let the Daqian Zhenguo Army handle it or your secret intelligence agency take matters into your own hands to save face, it's up to you."

"In short, there is one principle—the dignity of the imperial court cannot be challenged by anyone!"

"Whoever crosses this red line will die!"

"Chief of Staff, there's a new development regarding Li Shenghai's matter..."

At this point, Chen Guyan had a somewhat wry and amused expression.

"Oh? A new development?"

Looking at Chen Guyan's expression, Shen Moshen was puzzled: "What's with that expression? What's going on?"

"Chief, this Li Shenghai is a complete scoundrel and an oddball..."

Chen Guyan then explained to Shen Moshen, "The person sent to represent the court to talk to Li Shenghai is Zhao Yuanyi from our secret intelligence bureau."

"When our people informed Li Shenghai that the imperial court was going to implement a ban on opium throughout the entire territory of Qianzhou and asked him to cooperate with the imperial court's ban on opium and stop all opium trade in Ganzhou."

"Li Shenghai's expression changed on the spot."

"Not only did they spout nonsense on the spot, but they also directly attacked our people with knives!"

"They keep saying they want to break ties with the imperial court and lead their troops to wage guerrilla warfare against the Daqian Zhenguo army in Ganla..."

"It's absolutely impossible for the imperial court to ask them to give up the opium trade!"

"Afterwards, they tied our men to the rack, and Li Shenghai prepared to personally torture Zhao Yuanyi."

"Who knew—once they arrived at the torture chamber, Zhao Yuanyi described the consequences of his actions to Li Shenghai in this way..."

"Li Shenghai, who was just incredibly arrogant a moment ago, immediately knelt down!"

"What? He just knelt down?"

Shen Moshen was also somewhat surprised by this: "No! He did that to our people, drew blood! He tied them up and put them on torture, and then suddenly backed down?"

"Didn't he consider the consequences before he went that far?"

"That's why they say Li Shenghai is a real oddball..."

Chen Guyan was both amused and speechless when he talked about this: "It turns out that Li Shenghai always thought that Ganla had become the Ganla Protectorate of our Great Qian Dynasty."

"Then the people of Ganla became the people of Daqian."

"Therefore, he made up his mind to take the people of Ganla hostage and force the court to compromise with them."

"Li Shenghai always thought his idea was brilliant, and that the court would definitely make concessions in order to maintain its reputation and ensure the safety of the hostages."

"So Li Shenghai thinks he has the court wrapped around his little finger and can do whatever he wants?"

Shen Moshen sneered, "How can Li Shenghai, who has been making a living through shady dealings for so long, still be so naive?"

"He actually thinks he can challenge the imperial court like this?"

"How did this man become the overlord of Ganla's underground?"

"Is it really that easy to make a name for yourself in the southern part of Qianzhou?"

"How could someone like Li Shenghai build such a large operation..."

However, Li Shenghai still has his "extraordinary qualities".

Chen Guyan sighed, "Putting everything else aside—Li Shenghai's skin is truly thick enough."

"Just a second ago he was acting tough and ruthless!"

"The next second, he knelt down..."

"He kept slapping himself across the face!"

"His attitude in admitting his mistake was incredibly 'sincere'..."

"His head is all red from banging!"

"The more arrogant you were before, the more humble you became when you were begging for mercy!"

"Li Shenghai's face changes faster than a woman's..."

"She's flexible and adaptable, and even volunteered to crawl between someone's legs!"

"They said that as long as Zhao Yuanyi could calm down and forgive and forget, he was willing to make four or eight cuts, five or ten cuts..."

"Finally, in order to save his life, Li Shenghai offered to redeem himself through meritorious service."

"This is an unexpected bonus for us."

Chen Guyan continued, "Based on the clues provided by Li Shenghai, we have already devised a plan to trap and capture them all in one fell swoop at the Ganla Protectorate."

"It turns out that long before we found Li Shenghai to talk to, the remnants of the foreign tribes had already approached Li Shenghai."

"The person who contacted Li Haisheng was a remnant of the foreign tribes named Koji Saburo."

"Moreover, this Koki Saburo also serves the Western Roc spy organization."

"He approached Li Haisheng to discuss cooperation on behalf of the Xiluo spy organization."

"The Xiluo side promised Li Haisheng that as long as he agreed to oppose the court in the Ganla region, they would provide him with weapons, ammunition, and financial support."

“Even intelligence support.”

"So, after learning about this situation, we decided to use this as a pretext to have Li Haisheng come forward to redeem himself by making contact with this Koji Saburo."

"And successfully misled Koji Saburo into believing that Li Shenghai was preparing to retaliate against the imperial court, and directly launched an armed raid on the Ganla Protectorate."

"This was intended to create turmoil in the Ganla Protectorate and let the court know their 'power'."

"This little Kichisaburo has indeed taken the bait."

"In this way, the 'surprise attack' operation, which used the Ganla Protectorate as bait, successfully lured the remnants of the Yi Kingdom hidden in the Ganla region and the Xiluo spy forces lurking in Ganla territory into the trap."

"At that time, we can use this opportunity to wipe out the remnants of the barbarian tribes and the Western Roman spies who launched the 'surprise attack'!"

"By following the clues, we can soon completely dismantle the spy network within Ganla..."

So, the bad thing has turned into a good thing?

Shen Moshen shook his head: "Life is unpredictable; unexpected turns happen everywhere..."

"How are the plans going with the Ganla Protectorate? When will they make their move?"

"Everything is proceeding smoothly according to plan."

"It should be about the last couple of days before we close the net!"

"Both the Western Luo side and the remnants of the Yi Kingdom take Li Shenghai's 'surprise attack' very seriously."

"We're sure to reap a great harvest this time!"

"And then what happens after it's done?"

Shen Moshen smiled and looked at Chen Guyan in front of him: "Li Shenghai injured the Secret Intelligence Bureau personnel so badly and still spoke rudely, provoking and insulting them."

"What are your plans regarding Li Shenghai?"

Shen Moshen was naturally well aware of the Secret Intelligence Bureau's methods.

Such a disgraceful act cannot be completely erased by any attempt to atone for his crimes.

The key point is—this path absolutely cannot be opened!

Otherwise, there might be a second or third Zhao Yuanyi incident in the future...

The dignity of the imperial court and the reputation of the secret intelligence agency cannot be let off so easily!

"Our secret intelligence agency keeps its word."

Chen Guyan smiled and said, "Li Shenghai has indeed redeemed himself this time."

"But Zhao Yuanyi only agreed to let Li Shenghai atone for his crimes by doing good deeds, without explicitly saying that Li Shenghai would definitely be spared the death penalty."

"Therefore, the death penalty may be waived, but punishment is inevitable!"

"After this is done, I plan to hand Li Shenghai over to Zhao Yuanyi for disposal."

"Let the person involved calm down first."

"No matter what, the Secret Intelligence Service cannot be allowed to bleed out for no reason!"

"Zhao Yuanyi still can't move his hands, which is really embarrassing!"

"Once Zhao Yuanyi has vented his anger, if Li Shenghai survives, then we'll put him in jail."

"Letting someone like Li Shenghai out would be a disaster..."

"That's true. If we really let this kind of person out, who knows what new trouble they'll cause the court one day."

"Your secret intelligence agency can handle this kind of trivial matter yourselves..."

Then, Shen Moshen changed the subject: "By the way, how are the secret intelligence agency's arrangements for the deployment in the Macana Islands going?"

"The Western Rocs have already driven the first group of Yi people in Western Roc territory to the Macana Islands."

"It is expected that hundreds of thousands of remnants of the Yi people will be sent to the Macana Islands to reclaim wasteland."

"Now, the remnants of the barbarian tribes have accepted this fact."

“I heard that they have already designed plans for settling down and rebuilding their nation in the Macana Islands.”

"That's right! The remnants of the barbarian tribes, having accepted this reality, have already begun construction in the Macana Islands."

"The West Route also provided them with some infrastructure equipment and raw materials free of charge."

"Furthermore, the transportation of the remnants of the Yi Kingdom to the Macana Islands was also provided free of charge by the Xiluo side."

"Don't the barbarian countries have a fleet? Why would they need the 'false compassion' from the Western Roman Empire?"

"I just received the news today and haven't had a chance to report it to you yet..." Chen Guyan then explained, "The fleets of the Yi people who fled to Xiluo for refuge have been completely taken over by the Xiluo people."

"Of course, what we took over were only the foreigners' aircraft carriers, warships, and submarines."

"The barbarian sailors have all been put on transport ships bound for the Macana Islands..."

"What? You mean—the Western Luo people divided up all those aircraft carriers and warships that the Yi Kingdom offered up?"

Shen Moshen chuckled: "Goodness, the Westerners really don't hold back when it comes to this. They're quite 'righteous' when they get down to business!"

"Leave the boat, send the people away!"

"That's quite a clever trick to get something for nothing..."

"Those foreign sailors just obediently disembarked from the warships? They just handed over the aircraft carrier and warships like that?"

"Of course it's not that simple..."

Chen Guyan laughed and said, "The Western Luo people used various reasons and means to trick the barbarian sailors onto the shore."

"When these foreign sailors realized something was wrong and tried to return to their ships, they discovered—they were fine when they disembarked, but they couldn't get back..."

"Then, these disarmed barbarian sailors were herded onto transport ships bound for the Macana Islands."

"Moreover, the reason is very 'reasonable' - the restoration and reconstruction of the Macana Islands is in dire need of manpower."

"They should do their part to help restore the barbarian kingdom!"

"Therefore, the second batch of remnants of the barbarian kingdom to arrive at the Macana Islands consisted of these tens of thousands of barbarian sailors..."

"Who has acquired those foreign aircraft carriers and warships now?"

“The Gelian, Lanxi, and Pulun people make up the majority.”

"Approximately 90 percent of the ships were taken over by the Georgian Navy, the Lanxi Navy, and the Prun Navy."

"The rest were taken by the Dunley Navy."

"Didn't that mean Nagelian, Lanxi, Prun, and Dunley really make a killing this time...?"

Shen Moshen said gloatingly, "Those two, three, or four aircraft carriers left behind by the barbarians alone are enough to make them happy!"

"Especially the Prun people, whose navy has always been their weakness."

"Now that we've taken over these aircraft carriers and warships from the barbarians, the strength of the Prun Navy has increased by several levels, right?"

"That's right. The Pulun people are the most enthusiastic, the fastest to act, and the most ruthless when it comes to dividing up the foreign fleet!"

Chen Guyan nodded: "According to the intelligence we have obtained—it is said that the plan to divide up the foreign fleet was first proposed by President Violet Algernon of Plen.

"Moreover, the people of Prun also received the largest number of aircraft carriers this time..."