Chapter 18: Concealing the truth, Emperor Qing is shocked

Meanwhile, in the Kyoto Imperial Palace.

Emperor Qing received a letter from the spy.

"Your Majesty, Dean Chen led a thousand black cavalrymen to besiege Ye Qi and others in West Lake."

Emperor Qing was somewhat speechless: "This old fox, he actually used a thousand black cavalry to capture two people."

Then the spy said in a panic, "Your Majesty, the situation has developed beyond our expectations. Ye Qifang suddenly has 2000 elite cavalrymen, who are confronting Dean Chen. Does Your Majesty need to send troops to support him?"

Emperor Qing was stunned.

"You mean, 2000 cavalrymen from another country entered Qing?"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Emperor Qing slammed the table with his palm, and it broke into pieces.

"2000 cavalrymen entered Qing State, and the Inspection Bureau didn't even know about it. Neither did you. You are all a bunch of idiots. Immediately investigate how these cavalrymen appeared!?"

"Then...Does Dean Chen need any support?"

"Support what the hell! You dug your own hole and you have to fill it yourself. If you die, we'll collect your bodies. He allowed so many cavalrymen to enter Qing State. This is his dereliction of duty as the director of the Inspection Institute! The only thing I care about now is how these cavalrymen got in. Go and investigate for me!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Chen Pingping transferred 1000 Black Cavalry. Emperor Qing knew about this, so he sent people to observe secretly.

What he didn't expect was that 2000 cavalrymen appeared on Ye Qi's side.

This made Emperor Qing very confused.

As for how Ye Qi's 2000 cavalry appeared.

This is because of Ye Qi’s Great Snow Dragon Cavalry Talisman, which can teleport the Great Snow Dragon Cavalry over after use, and of course it can also teleport to Xihu Ranch.

Ye Qi anticipated that Chen Pingping would hunt him down after he left the city.

So when we were having a barbecue by the lake, we teleported the Snow Dragon Rider to a nearby hilltop to be on standby at all times.

On the West Lake side, the two groups were facing each other with swords drawn.

Chen Pingping took a long time to calm himself down: "Commander Ye, there is one thing I don't understand. How did these 2000 cavalrymen appear?"

"These 2000 cavalrymen have been following me the whole time. It is your Qing Kingdom intelligence department's fault that they didn't notice it."

Chen Pingping shook his head: "Impossible, with so many people, it is impossible for us in Qing to not know about it."

"Then how do you explain these 2000 cavalrymen?"

Chen Pingping was also confused for a moment. This kind of thing was beyond his expectations.

No matter how he imagined it, he couldn't imagine that Ye Qi could lead 2000 cavalrymen into Qing State.

This is the power that comes from fantasy and cannot be explained by logic.

"Dean Chen, how about letting these cavalrymen fight each other and see what the result is?"

Chen Pingping smiled slightly: "There is no need for that. You won this round. But have you ever thought about how to leave Qing Kingdom? Emperor Qing will not sit idly by and watch these 2000 cavalrymen. It will be easy for you to provoke a war."

"President Chen, you are worrying too much. I will give an explanation to Emperor Qing afterwards."

"Okay, in that case, I'll take my leave first."

"Wait, Dean Chen, why don't we have a chat by the West Lake."

"Let's talk?"

"Is Dean Chen scared?"

Chen Pingping smiled and said, "Commander Ye, please."

Then, everyone saw an astonishing scene.

The two people were at loggerheads before.

At this time, they were walking around the West Lake, and Ye Qi was pushing Chen Pingping's wheelchair from behind.

The two talked like this for more than twenty minutes, and no one knew what they talked about.

All we know is that in the end Chen Pingping left very satisfied.

In this way, the crisis was temporarily resolved.

After the outing, Ye Qi was also summoned by Emperor Qing.

At the same time, a large number of soldiers left Kyoto and searched for Ye Qi's 2000 cavalrymen in the suburbs.

In the palace, Emperor Qing sat there.

He looked at Ye Qi with sharp eyes.

Next to him was Hong Sixiang, the eunuch, who was also a ninth-rank master. Also sitting below him were Qin Ye, the general of the Qin State, Lin Ruofu, the prime minister, and Chen Pingping, the director of the Inspection Institute.

Ye Qi held the teleportation scroll in his hand and was not afraid of these people.

Emperor Qing pondered for a moment: "Commander Ye used a good method to allow 2000 people to enter our Qing country quietly. How did you do it?"

"Your Majesty, there have never been 2000 cavalrymen entering the territory of Qing. That was just a trick on my part."

"An eye-catching trick?" Emperor Qing suspected that he had heard it wrong.

"It's a sleight of hand, an ability to make others see illusions."

"You mean, those 2000 cavalrymen were all hallucinations?"

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Emperor Qing looked at Chen Pingping in confusion.

"Chen Pingping, do you think that was an illusion?"

Chen Pingping said: "I think it might be an illusion. Your Majesty has already sent cavalry to search outside the city. If they can find the 2000 cavalry, it must not be an illusion."

After Chen Pingping left, the 2000 soldiers were teleported back by Ye Qi using military talismans. How could Emperor Qing find them?

So everyone waited in the court.

After a while, a spy came to report.

"Your Majesty, we have searched all four suburbs, but have not found any trace of foreign cavalry!"

Emperor Qing was very puzzled when he heard this, and murmured: "Is it really an illusion?"

Chen Pingping was also shocked. Those 2000 cavalrymen did not seem like an illusion. It seemed that Ye Qi should have the ability to hide those soldiers.

General Qin Ye said: "If it is a trick, then please ask Commander Ye to use it again and let us see it."

Ye Qi said: "General Qin, you don't know that every time you use the sleight of hand, you need to consume a lot of energy. I'm afraid you won't be able to use it again in a few months."

"You." Qin Ye was speechless.

Even the horse hoof prints in the forest were flattened by Wang Jian's sword energy, and there was no trace of the 2000 Snow Dragon Riders.

Without evidence, Emperor Qing could not convict Ye Qi.

"What about the stone tablet of the Inspection Institute?" Emperor Qing asked.

Chen Pingping said: "We have sent the best craftsmen in the city to repair it."

"Did you find out who did it?"

"Your Majesty, we haven't found it yet."

Emperor Qing smiled and paced back and forth in the hall.

"Do you think you can still find it?"

"I think it can't be found."

"Well, since you can't find it, I'm going to convict you."

"Your Majesty, please do as you wish."

"Chen Pingping, I grant you the right to run ten laps around the Inspection Office in a wheelchair!"

"Your Majesty, this..."

"Why, don't you want to?"

"My lord, I am willing!"

Chen Pingping had a hard time speaking out his grievances. He didn't expect that Emperor Qing would come up with such a punishment.

Let this man with a broken leg run around the Inspection Institute.

There was no way he could find any evidence that Ye Qi raided the Inspection Institute.

The statement of a shadow was hard to be convincing. Ye Qi's murder weapon was not found, and there were no other witnesses.

In the end, Chen Pingping had no choice but to admit defeat.

As for Ye Qi, Emperor Qing has not found any trace of the 2000 cavalrymen yet, so he cannot convict him.

In the end, Ye Qi left the palace safely.

This West Lake Cavalry incident caused an uproar among the high-level officials of Qing State.

Ye Qi has now been targeted by various forces.

(End of this chapter)