Chapter 1446: Ruthless Means

g off your own arm; it's truly unwise."Li Chen sneered: "Didn't you hear him say his master is King Ning, that this palace is unworthy"Zhou Ping'an smiled and said, "My younger brother is not well in...Chapter 1446: Ruthless Means

In ancient feudal society, information transmission channels were scarce and means were limited.

A person's appearance can only be known by seeing them with one's own eyes; otherwise, it may forever remain a mystery.

Therefore, the imperial court had an extremely rigorous process and set of regulations for identifying the status of high-ranking officials, not to mention that of the monarch.

One must rely on tokens, but these tokens are susceptible to forgery. Therefore, it is necessary to maintain the dignity of those in authority, avoiding unfounded suspicion, while also ensuring that those with malicious intent cannot deceive through counterfeits.

Therefore, when subordinates receive an emissary from superiors, they must immediately present it to the highest-ranking official they can reach for verification, regardless of whether it is genuine or not.

For example, right now, Xu Wei took out the prince's token, even though he knew it was fake. This deputy general had no right to interfere. All he could do was immediately notify the highest-ranking officer in the camp to handle it.

If even the highest commander cannot handle it, it should be immediately handed over to the Prince Ning for processing.

This is a complete set of standard operating procedures.

But the lieutenant flung the crown prince's token to the ground.

Before it was confirmed to be a fake, this token could represent the prince to a certain extent.

This lieutenant's actions were no longer simply rude, but utterly reckless.

Treason is punishable by death.

So Xu Wei reacted quite decisively, drawing his sword and striking directly.

This action sparked a fierce reaction from the soldiers in the camp.

And the lieutenant, apparently not expecting Xu Wei's sudden decisiveness and ferocity, instinctively rolled off his horse, shouting at the top of his lungs: "Enemy attack!!!"

A sudden enemy attack, bringing wind and thunder in an instant.

Within the barracks, all soldiers simultaneously raised their weapons and swiftly launched a tactical encirclement, completely surrounding Li Chen and his companions.

"Boldly! I, Wu Ban Shan, the general guarding Yueya Pass, accompany Your Highness at all times and have come personally to the Yan Yun Sixteen Cavalry camp. Who dares to be insolent!"

"General Wu, please spare your water."

Li Chen uttered the words indifferently, then dismounted and turned away.

No one could have imagined what Li Chen was doing by taking action himself at this time.

Having dismounted, Li Chen strode quickly towards the deputy general. As he approached him, he reached out and took the long sword from Xu Wei's hand. He planted his feet firmly on the ground, twisted his hips, channeled his strength through his back and arms, and with a single, powerful stroke, severed the deputy general's throat.

A surge of blood, straight up tens of meters.

This deputy general, was quite skilled in martial arts. As for Li Chen, he wasn't a martial artist and his swordsmanship was merely a pastime learned to pass the time.

Therefore, logically speaking, he shouldn't have died so easily.

It is not his fault that he didn't expect Li Chen to take action himself, so decisively and ruthlessly.

Not until the knife slit his throat, and blood gushed out, carrying with it the life force, did he start to regret.

I regret taking this job and purposely humiliating the prince.

The army arrives at Yueya Pass, the prince will surely come. Could they not know this

They all knew, but they were deliberately making things difficult, wanting to humiliate the prince.

To let the Crown Prince know, to let Yueya Pass and all the people of the world know, that the Yan Yun Sixteen Cavalry are Ning Wang's Yan Yun Sixteen Cavalry, not the Crown Prince's Yan Yun Sixteen Cavalry.

For a deputy commander to be involved in something of this level, he can only end up as cannon fodder.

With a single strike, Li Chen had killed one man. He casually tossed the long blade back to Xu Wei and turned to face the military camp head-on. His expression remained impassive as he looked at the soldiers within, each trembling with fear as they aimed their weapons at him. "Li Songru, Ye Wang," he sneered, "do you dare not come out to meet this prince Then I shall come in and meet you."ly and said, "Your Highness has given this much thought. The last general is in awe."Smiling and waving his hand, King Ning said: "You have followed this king for many years, you should know that this...