Qiu Ye's heart sank when he saw this.
It was Luo Binwang.
He had seen him before.
After all, Luo Binwang was an important official under Du Qi. He was the one who appeared on many occasions. Qiu Ye was personally in charge of these matters. He had seen Luo Binwang before, which was why he was so worried.
Qiu Ye suppressed the restlessness in his heart and forced a smile on his face. He said, "Sir, we are all legitimate merchants, but you have brought your troops to barge in. What is your intention? Is there no law under Emperor Xia's rule? "
Luo Binwang said coldly, "The law is to protect the people of Xia Xia. The law will not protect those who cause trouble. You people are recklessly disrupting the price of food in Xia Xia. You have ill intentions and should be executed. "
Qiu Ye said in a low voice, "Luo Binwang, we are all legitimate merchants. Who said that we can't reduce the price of food? "
Luo Binwang said, "You talk too much. I can't be bothered to talk to you."
"Attack!"
Luo Binwang ordered, "The person who spoke, as well as the generals beside him, leave them alive. Leave no one else alive. "
"Yes!"
The soldiers immediately went forward.
The soldiers he brought were the best of the best. They were elite, brave, and good at fighting.
Although the men under Qiu Ye's command were also soldiers from the Ming Kingdom, they couldn't withstand a single blow from Luo Binwang's soldiers. The two sides fought for a while. In less than a quarter of an hour, all of Qiu Ye's soldiers had been killed.
Only Qiu Ye and Zhu Lie were left.
Luo Binwang said, "If you surrender now, you won't be killed. Of course, if you want to commit suicide, that's fine too. When I made my move, the entire Xia Xia is on the move. They have already begun to capture your people. "
Whoosh!
Qiu Ye's expression changed.
How could this be?
Why was the other party so vigilant?
Before this, he had only arranged for people to spread the news that a large amount of food would be sent to Xia Xia. Then, he would start to sell food in Xia Xia. This was just the beginning. He had not even started to drive up the price of food to make a huge profit.
How did he get exposed?
Furthermore, the other party was serious enough to set off a wave in Xia Xia.
Deal with them directly.
At this moment, Qiu Ye knew that he would not be able to escape. He clenched his teeth and said, "Luo Binwang, so what if you sent people to capture them? Right now, we're all doing honest business. In fact, we're selling food at a low price. We're selling food on a large scale, but the government wants to kill us. "
"If you do this, you'll only lose the support of Mr. Xia."
"Countless people will view Xia Xia as an enemy. Countless people would think that Mr. Xia was unwilling to lower the price of food. This will cause a loss in the hearts of the people, so if you kill us, it will be a great loss. "
Qiu Ye laughed heartily and said, "Come, kill me if you want. I want to see how big of a wave this Xia Xia will cause if I die."
Luo Binwang sneered, "You really think too highly of yourself."
Qiu Ye said, "I'm telling the truth."
Luo Binwang said disdainfully, "Just some grain merchants, what influence can they have? As people of the Ming Kingdom, you intend to overthrow Mr. Xia. Your identities will be exposed. In every county, as long as one of your people is killed, they will accuse you of the crime. "
Qiu Ye said, "The people won't believe it because the reduction of food prices is beneficial to the people."
Luo Binwang said, "You're a merchant?"
"Yes!"
Qiu Ye nodded and answered.
At this point, he did not hide anything and only clarified his identity.
Luo Binwang smiled coldly and said, "You said that the reduction of food prices is beneficial to the people, but you're wrong. If it's within Mr. Xia's borders, the people will be happy if there's an extreme shortage of food. "
"After all, if there's less food, the people's lives will be difficult. If there's cheap food, everyone will be happy. The problem is that the entire Mr. Xia's borders are very peaceful now, and food prices are stable. "
"If you suddenly reduce the price, many people who sell food will suffer great losses."
"Do you think they will be happy?"
Luo Binwang continued, "The most important point is that although you have food in various places, in reality, there's not much food. What you want to do is to set off a trend of price reduction. Then, you'll secretly buy food without restraint. That's your intention. So, if we kill your people, the details of your food supply will also be exposed. If the people know that you're only here to cause trouble, will they panic? "
Whoosh!
Qiu Ye's expression changed slightly.
He suddenly remembered that the food he brought was indeed good.
The lack of food was indeed a big loophole.
After the news spread, the commoners naturally knew that they were here to speculate on food.
The government even announced their identities.
Once they were identified as people of the Ming Kingdom and there were people from the Ming Kingdom who wanted to overthrow Mr. Xia, it would also cause the people to be hostile and divert attention.
With these two reasons added together, the people would no longer hate Mr. Xia.
The so-called public opinion would also disappear.
Luo Binwang saw the change in Qiu Ye's expression, then looked at Zhu Lie and said, "Who are you?"
Zhu Lie said, "I'm Zhu Lie, the general of the Ming Kingdom. Luo Binwang, even if you arrest us, you won't be able to get us to surrender. I'd rather die than betray the Ming King. "
His tone was extremely firm.
Luo Binwang said, "Why bother?"
Zhu Lie said coldly, "The Ming King is a man of great talent and strategy. Even if you kill me now, the Ming Kingdom will definitely take revenge. If the Ming King leads his army, Mr. Xia will definitely be overthrown. "
Luo Binwang shook his head and sighed. "Fine. If you want to die, I'll send you on your way."
With a wave of his hand, the soldiers under his command rushed out.
Zhu Lie didn't think too much about it and rushed out as well. Unfortunately, although Zhu Lie was powerful, he could only withstand ten moves in front of a group of elite soldiers.
He was killed in a short period of time.
In the end, Qiu Ye was the only one left in the huge courtyard.
Luo Binwang said, "Your Excellency, we can have a good talk now. Look, Zhu Lie wanted to resist, but he died immediately. Now that he's bleeding profusely, his corpse will be cold in a while. Do you want to follow in his footsteps? "
Qiu Ye stared at the corpse on the ground, his face twitching.
He did not want to die.
Who would want to die?
Qiu Ye's thoughts turned as he looked at Luo Binwang. The other party had killed Zhu Lie first and left him alone. Clearly, he had other intentions.
Was he asking him to surrender?
Perhaps this was an opportunity.
After Qiu Ye had an idea, he asked, "Your Excellency, what do you mean?"
Luo Binwang said, "What I mean is very simple. Why should you serve the Ming King now? Why not serve my lord? Now that Mr. Xia has stabilized his territory and taken control of Songyang County and Jingyang County, the next step is to destroy the Ming King. "
Qiu Ye was overjoyed. He could surrender and return immediately.
As long as he could return to the Ming Kingdom, he could survive even if he was punished.
Staying here was a dead end for him.
After Qiu Ye thought it through, he said solemnly, "Luo Binwang, tell me, after I surrender, how do you plan to use me? I'm willing to surrender, but the problem is, what can I do? It can't be that he's keeping me alive on purpose, right? "
Luo Binwang smiled. "Of course not. You're from the Ming Kingdom and have great value. So as long as you surrender, you'll naturally be useful. "
After a pause, Luo Binwang said, "Qiu Ye, have you thought it through?"
Qiu Ye said, "I'm willing to surrender."
Luo Binwang smiled and said, "Very good. A wise man submits to circumstances. Now that you have pledged your allegiance to me, I will take you as my subordinate. Now that you've surrendered, I have an important mission for you. Next, I'll arrange for people to spread the news of the massacres in various places, saying that it was because of your guidance that these people were all massacred and the plan for the entire Xia Xia's territory was leaked. "
Whoosh!
Qiu Ye's expression changed drastically.
If this was really arranged, he would have no way out. Just now, he was actually thinking of pretending to surrender and fighting to return to the Ming Kingdom.
But once the news spread, he would have no way out.
Qiu Ye's face twitched. He said, "Luo Binwang, you're too ruthless."
Luo Binwang said, "My methods are already very ordinary. These methods are only to cut off your way out. If I use more ruthless methods, you'll be in a more difficult situation. For example, I'll bring all your family members to Xia Xia. On one hand, I'll cut off your way out; on the other hand, I'll make you have no choice but to serve. "
"Then, I'll arrange for you to sneak back to the Ming Kingdom and carry out the mission to overthrow the Ming Kingdom."
"As long as you can't complete the mission, your family members will die without a doubt. If you complete the mission, you'll be hated by countless people in the Ming Kingdom, and they'll want to kill you as soon as possible. "
Luo Binwang said with assurance, "You should know that I didn't arrange these things. So now, you're in a good situation for now. I'll just cut off your way out and arrange for people to bring your family members here. "
Qiu Ye sighed dejectedly.
It's over!
He had no way out.
Luo Binwang continued, "Don't think about committing suicide or anything like that. You still have a family after all. Once you die, your family members will be in trouble. At that time, they'll suffer a fate worse than death. "
Qiu Ye said dejectedly, "I surrender. I'm willing to cooperate. I'll do whatever you ask me to do."
At this time, he no longer resisted.
Because he had been set up and could not jump around anymore.
He could only surrender.
Luo Binwang smiled and said, "It's good that you've surrendered. I've already said that a wise man submits to circumstances. In fact, you won't be at a disadvantage after surrendering to Xia Xia. The Ming Kingdom is just a flash in the pan. It'll be destroyed soon. "
"Xia Xia will wipe out the entire Great Qin."
"Although you're not an important person, when a man achieves the Dao, even his friends and family will ascend to heaven. Because you've surrendered, you'll have an opportunity now. This is not only an opportunity for you, but also an opportunity for your family. "
Luo Binwang said, "Be content. You're still useful, so I'm keeping you alive."
"Yes, yes!"
Qiu Ye was no longer disloyal.
He did not dare to be disloyal.
It was better to be honest and listen to Luo Binwang's arrangements.
After all, the other party's methods were better.
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