Chapter 999: Panic, clarification in the Daily

Night.

Xianyang City was bustling with activity.

It was not wartime, and there was no curfew.

Whether in the streets, alleys, markets, or taverns, everyone was discussing one thing.

That was the hundreds of thousands of troops that had suddenly appeared outside Xianyang City.

At first, they thought some enemy army had attacked.

It even caused a period of panic.

However, the commoners relaxed only after discovering they were the Qin Ruishi.

They didn't know how long it had been since so many troops had come to Xianyang City.

Something must have happened, only they hadn't received the news.

The commoners in Xianyang City also began to gossip.

"You say so many troops have come outside; what exactly do they want to do?"

"Who knows; it almost scared me to death."

"When I first discovered so many people had come outside the city, I thought an enemy army was attacking."

"But fortunately, these are our own people; otherwise, it would have been dangerous."

"These troops couldn't have appeared here for no reason; something major must have happened."

"What's there to guess about this? Just wait for the Great Qin Daily tomorrow."

"Our Great Qin is currently enjoying favorable weather and is extremely powerful; nothing should have happened."

"It's just that these Great Qin soldiers appeared too abruptly."

"I heard that His Highness has returned, and these troops all came back with His Highness."

"Some people are even suspecting that His Highness wants to rebel; it almost made me laugh to death."

"How could that be? Does His Highness the Crown Prince need to rebel? It's truly ridiculous."

"Those who spread rumors look like dogs from afar, and even more like—multiple-choice question, guess for yourself."

The entire Xianyang City was discussing the troops outside the city.

They didn't know what these troops wanted to do.

But the appearance of the troops here meant something must have happened.

A sense of panic began to appear in everyone's hearts.

They all wanted to know what had happened.

Otherwise, their hearts could not be at peace.

But they could only wait for the release time of the Great Qin Daily tomorrow.

This night.

Many people tossed and turned, unable to sleep.

They all wanted to know what had happened in Great Qin.

They firmly believed that the troops would not have appeared here for no reason.

Not to mention the commoners of Xianyang City being confused.

Even the court officials didn't know what had happened.

The matter of Nanyue had not been made public, and not many people knew about it.

Many officials couldn't sleep this night.

They went into the palace one after another to find His Majesty the Qin Qin Shi Huang.

But they were destined to return in disappointment.

Because the Qin Qin Shi Huang had already drunk happily and fallen asleep.

However, fortunately, General Zhang Han appeared in time, which resolved this awkward situation.

General Zhang Han didn't explain anything to them either.

He only said that some disasters had occurred in Nanyue.

And that troops needed to be sent to help.

General Zhang Han told them to go home and sleep with peace of mind.

General Zhang Han didn't dare to speak recklessly without His Majesty's approval.

After all, this was not a good thing.

He feared that speaking about it would cause panic.

The officials didn't believe General Zhang Han's explanation.

But they were also helpless, as His Majesty had already fallen asleep.

They could only return home to sleep.

The clamor of the officials also came to an end.

The next day.

The Great Qin Daily published a new round of announcements.

The current Great Qin Daily could be said to be the most authoritative.

Many matters of the imperial court were released through the Great Qin Daily.

The people of Great Qin had long been accustomed to the existence of the newspaper.

To understand the major and minor affairs of Great Qin, one only needed to pay attention to the Great Qin Daily every day.

When the time came for the Great Qin Daily to be published.

Unsurprisingly, it was very easy to sell, and it was sold out in less than half an hour.

The commoners in Xianyang City were boiling with excitement after seeing the newspaper.

Their guesses were correct; something had indeed happened.

The newspaper mentioned that fierce beasts from the depths of the great mountains had appeared in the Nanyue region.

They couldn't hold them off there, so troops needed to be sent to suppress them.

That was why the troops had appeared outside Xianyang City last night. ===== CHAPTER 1001 =====