[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-great-qin-i-started-a-mutiny-father-emperor-plea":3,"chapter-great-qin-i-started-a-mutiny-father-emperor-plea-great-qin-i-launch-a-military-coup-asking-father-chapter-330":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Great Qin: I Launched a Coup, Father Emperor, Please Abdicate!",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},2142208,3529,"Chapter 330","great-qin-i-launch-a-military-coup-asking-father-chapter-330",330,"\u003Cp>\"You guys, go to the front to scout the road; go quickly and return quickly!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The deputy general shouted the order.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After giving the order, he said to Hou Yuan: \"General, have the government troops left?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How is that possible? They just came a few days ago; would they take the initiative to retreat?\" Hou Yuan said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>181. Vanguard Troops\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But we have walked for so long, and we haven't seen any traces of a great army passing by. If the government troops really wanted to block our way, they should have built defensive works here.\" The deputy general said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What you said makes sense.\" Hou Yuan nodded: \"Let's wait for the scouts at the front to return.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although he was just an ordinary general, his fame and ability were far inferior to Meng Tian, Wang Li, and others, but he still had some ability.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the government troops really wanted to block the road here, they would have to rely on the terrain to build defensive works.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This could delay and prevent the enemy’s charge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If there were no defensive works, the enemy’s army could charge up quickly, which was extremely disadvantageous for the defending side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had passed a relatively narrow road before, which was very suitable for building defensive works.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the problem was that there was nothing there, not even a shadow of a person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hou Yuan waited for a while, and then a horse ran over quickly from the front.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Judging by the rider’s clothes, it was exactly the scout sent out just now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Report, enemies discovered at the front; our squad of ten or so people were all captured!\" The rider came to Hou Yuan and immediately reported loudly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What? Enemies at the front? How many people?\" Hou Yuan asked immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This commoner doesn't know, because as soon as we went over, we were all captured; there was no chance to scout at all.\" The scout said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"All captured? Then how did you come back?\" Hou Yuan frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He only noticed at this time that the scout had said \"all captured\" twice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They let this commoner come back; they asked me to bring a message to you, General.\" The scout said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Speak quickly!\" Hou Yuan said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They said please, General, don't... don't...\" The scout’s words reached his lips and he suddenly hesitated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Speak quickly!\" Hou Yuan shouted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"General, the words they said were disrespectful to you, so this commoner didn't dare to say them.\" The scout said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I want you not to change a single word; tell me everything they said!\" Hou Yuan was furious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If the General tells you to speak, then speak; you are just passing on a message, the General won't blame you.\" The deputy general said from the side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes!\" The scout said: \"They said please, General, don't be ignorant of current affairs, and don't lose your life for being a lackey for the nobles; it’s not worth it. Not only will your life be gone, but you will also be ridiculed by others; in the future, when people in your hometown talk about you after tea and dinner, they will all say General Hou was stupid and clumsy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am stupid and clumsy? I am so angry!\" Hou Yuan was furious: \"Also, this General takes obeying orders as his duty; where does the talk of being a lackey for the nobles come from?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But...\" The scout hesitated again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Say whatever you want to say!\" Hou Yuan shouted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"General, the sentence below is what this commoner thinks; this commoner believes we should listen to the Emperor.\" The scout said with courage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What kind of Emperor is Ying Su? He obtained the throne improperly! Why should I listen to his orders?\" Hou Yuan was furious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But whether it is the new Emperor or the First Emperor, neither of them hopes that we will go to war with Great Qin!\" The scout said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You...\" Hou Yuan was about to get angry, but suddenly felt that what the scout said was not wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When attacking the Xianyang Palace, he had already seen the First Emperor’s attitude.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Wei Pao and the others said the First Emperor was coerced, Hou Yuan believed he wasn't!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He believed the First Emperor did not hope for internal chaos in Great Qin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, the new Emperor was the First Emperor’s biological son; that was one family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the First Emperor was the Retired Emperor, and his status in the palace was very high!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"General, what he said is right; we should listen to the Emperor’s orders. Now, whether it is the new Emperor or the First Emperor, neither of them hopes that we will kill each other; this could be seen from the last attack on the Xianyang Palace.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"At that time, if they had taken advantage of the victory to pursue, we would have died many, many people, but they didn't do that.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The deputy general said from the side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hou Yuan took a deep breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was very hesitant now!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"General, they also said they have prepared a large number of cannons and can easily wipe us out!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The reason they didn't do that is because they know we were forced.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scout spoke again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The soldiers we brought are all peasants who were forcibly conscripted and have not received formal training; the purpose of them sending us here is to die, to scout the road.\" The deputy general said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They also said they will fire cannons at our rear later; if the cannons sound three times and we still don't surrender, the next cannonballs will be aimed at us!\" The scout said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"General, we are surrendering to the First Emperor; there is nothing shameful about this; please make a decision quickly!\" The deputy general urged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, a sharp sound rang out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, a loud bang sounded from the rear of the team.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a while, a messenger ran over quickly: \"General, a cannonball landed a hundred meters behind us; no casualties for now!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Cannonballs, Li Li Yuanba, First Emperor...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hou Yuan sighed: \"Pass my order to raise the white flag and surrender to the First Emperor!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Things had reached this point, and he had figured it out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no benefit in mixing with that bunch of nobles!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In front of Great Qin’s army, they had no possibility of winning at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dying would be one thing, but the problem was that their reputation would be gone too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as those people said, when people they knew talked about him in the future, they would all put a label of rebellion on him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the second cannon sounded, Hou Yuan’s troops had already appeared in front of the government troops holding white flags.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The guilty minister Hou Yuan requests to surrender to the Emperor!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hou Yuan got off his horse, knelt on the ground, and said loudly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He originally wanted to say he requested to surrender to the First Emperor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that would be equivalent to publicly not recognizing the new Emperor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To avoid trouble, he finally changed it to requesting to surrender to the Emperor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was thinking in his heart, anyway, the Emperor in my heart is Ying Zheng; I am requesting to surrender to Ying Zheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for you hearing it as requesting to surrender to Ying Su, that is your business!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"General Hou, please get up quickly!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A young general walked to Hou Yuan: \"Please lead your troops to rest on the left; General Li Xin will come to see you later.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am a person with crimes; how can I let General Li Xin see me?\" Hou Yuan said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"General, don't be so polite.\" The young general said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hou Yuan commanded his troops to arrive at the designated location.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All their weapons were confiscated and then looked after by special personnel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a while, Li Xin brought his attendants to the front line.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Hou Yuan was also brought before Li Xin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"General Li, the guilty person Hou Yuan awaits your disposal!\" Hou Yuan bowed immediately after seeing Li Xin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Someone, bring a chair for General Hou.\" Li Xin said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"General, I don't have the qualifications to sit.\" Hou Yuan said hurriedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You have merit; why can't you sit? Come, sit down.\" Li Xin said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don't have any merit; I am a guilty person.\" Hou Yuan said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let me ask you, the vast majority of the soldiers you brought are peasants, right?\" Li Xin said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, they haven't received any training, and their combat effectiveness is very limited.\" Hou Yuan said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"These people shouldn't be on the battlefield in the first place, and I believe they don't want to oppose the Emperor either.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You led them to surrender and saved their lives.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It can be said that you saved the lives of twenty thousand Great Qin subjects, as well as the twenty thousand families behind them!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is a great merit!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Xin said.\u003C\u002Fp>",1486,"2026-06-16T15:53:56.883Z","2026-06-16T16:02:53.586Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","dc8342ed42a7c3a02178761543740cd1a582ad842106445f57f391884d40482a","great-qin-i-launch-a-military-coup-asking-father-chapter-331","great-qin-i-launch-a-military-coup-asking-father-chapter-329",353,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fgreat-qin-i-launch-a-military-coup-asking-father-cover.jpg"]