Wan Qifeng's face changed slightly: "Could it be that King Yao wants to deal with you?"
"Oh, what else? Could it be that Zhao Song himself suddenly had malicious intentions? Could it be that Han Zheng wanted to enter Lao Dong's cave and steal a few specimens?"
He Lingchuan's heart moved, and he suddenly said: "There are two things you must do immediately - do you recognize Han Zheng?"
"I recognize it."
He Lingchuan then took out the magic weapon "Xili Dongtian" from his arms and handed it to Wan Qifeng: "He went to patrol outside the village this morning. Please arrange for someone to knock him down and bring him quietly into my yard so that no one will find him.
That's the first thing."
"Yes, I will let A Liang do it."
At this moment, a guard outside announced:
"Lord, Master Zhao is here."
Although Zhao Song also lives in Yongquan Villa, He Lingchuan's courtyard and study room are guarded by Yangshan guards. If he wants to meet, he must communicate.
He Lingchuan took out another piece of information from the storage ring and handed it to Wan Qifeng, quickly explaining a few words.
Wan Qifeng knew that the matter was important as soon as he heard the content, so he wrote down every word carefully.
"Do you understand? This is the second thing."
"Understood!"
"Time is tight and the task is heavy, so hurry up and get it done!"
Wan Qifeng turned around and left.
He Lingchuan then spoke up and asked Zhao Song to come in.
This is not the first time Zhao Song has come back, and he is even a little familiar with the scenery here. He Lingchuan's residence is in the west and middle of Yongquan Villa. It was not originally the main building, but he likes the scenery to the west and is closer to the gate of the Villa, so he designated to live here.
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Zhao Song didn't think much about it at first. The scenery to the west is really good, with flowers blooming in summer and maple oaks in autumn. There is also a spring in the yard, with water gurgling all year round.
But after he received the task assigned by King Yao, he couldn't help but wonder if He Xiaofei had any intention of living in the west of the villa.
This yard is not small. He used to only walk in the middle road and never visited every corner.
He Lingchuan's residence is guarded at all times.
For example, those two rows of dwarf pines are close to the wall. Can they be used as cover to dig a tunnel to the outside world?
He had already sent the bird demon around in secret, and indeed saw nothing unusual, and the bird demon always felt that something was staring at it in the yard. Therefore, Zhao Song thought that seeing is believing.
He Lingchuan strode out to welcome him with a smile on his face: "Brother Zhao!"
He is always so enthusiastic.
"I heard that the formation for collecting spiritual fluid has been prepared?"
"It's done and debugged. Several palace guards came over to help."
Zhao Song shook the wine jar in his hand: "Brother He is rarely free, how about I buy you two glasses of wine? This wine is a tribute from Mangzhou this spring, and I stole two jars."
"Oh? Okay!" He Lingchuan invited him into the room, "How is the situation in the palace?"
"It's not good. Everyone in the city and palace is a little nervous." Zhao Song shook his head, "Everyone is talking about the night of the emperor's liquid. Alas, I don't know if it is a blessing or a curse."
It is certainly a good thing that the Emperor's Liquid Serum benefits all living beings, but the timing of its arrival is a little unlucky, as Tianshui City is in dire straits.
Human nature is crazy, refugees are rioting, and Yao Ting is also worried.
He Lingchuan smiled: "After this level, the road ahead will be smooth."
Why are Yaoting and Tianshui City in such a state of distress? Isn’t it because Qingyang took advantage of the night when the emperor’s liquid erupted to cause trouble?
Zhao Song took the initiative to come to him, and he was not polite and asked about the story of the successive dismissals of many high-ranking officials.
The two got excited about chatting and drank a lot of wine. The two jars of wine that Zhao Song brought were empty in an instant. He Lingchuan asked his men to go to the wine cellar to get the wine, and they continued to drink.
At this time, Zhao Song stood up and touched his belly: "I have to go..."
He Lingchuan stretched out his hand and pointed behind him: "Go fifteen steps behind and turn left."
Zhao Song took the opportunity to find the thatched building and slipped all the way back.
Even in winter, this small courtyard is well maintained. There is a spring in the backyard. When people walk past it, they can feel the hot steam hitting their faces. On the surface of the spring, white steam is constantly evaporating, and even a small circle of plants around it are green and unaffected by the cold.
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Zhao Song quickly walked around the backyard. The ground was all solid soil, and there were hollows that had not been excavated. It didn't look like a tunnel.
The dark walls are covered with moss, the sunny side is mottled with plaster, and no formations have been drawn.
He went back to the thatched building and said to He Lingchuan: "It's too warm in your room. It makes me sweat all over from eating. Shall we go to the pavilion outside to make wine?"
Of course He Lingchuan would not object: "Let's go."
The two moved the wine table to the outdoor pavilion, brushed off the thin ice on the stone chairs, and chatted while making wine.
After eating for a full hour, it was He Lingchuan's turn to rub his belly and go through the grain cycle.
Just as he was about to reach the thatched roof, the mirror snorted: "What on earth is this guy doing here? Testing you? Doesn't he know his own worth?"
Its owner was disappointed when Bai Ziqi came to test it personally. How good was Zhao Song that he could get a trick out of him?
"He just took advantage of the reincarnation of grains and walked around the backyard, and just now he went to the outdoor pavilion and looked down at the four directions." He Lingchuan smiled, "It seems that he is not testing me."
"Besides, his attitude is worthy of consideration." Zhao Song led the palace guards to live in Yongquan Villa for more than two months. Normally, there are no such abnormalities. "For public officials such as Yaoting who receive regular salaries, I was still very cautious when I first came. Later,
Being in the villa is like going on vacation. During your free time, you can either eat, drink or gamble. Why are you suddenly interested in the nooks and crannies of the villa?"
Jing Jing immediately said: "Zhao Song's attitude is the attitude of King Yao!"
"Yes, it's probably King Yao who assigned him a new task."
Jing Jing immediately became nervous: "What can King Yao be suspicious of? He won't suspect that you are Emperor Jiuyou, right?"
"There are many ways for King Yao to become suspicious. If he suspected that I was Emperor Jiuyou, Zhao Song would not ask me for a drink, but would directly escort me into the city." He Lingchuan pondered, "The most likely thing at the moment is that he is afraid of me.
He ran away. After all, I still owe him a large sum of money."
The Tianshui eastward expansion project has been suspended, and He Lingchuan is free. Is he planning to run away?
All the materials from Youhu Villa were used to support Tianshui's eastward expansion project, and its own progress had stalled. At the beginning, He Lingchuan and King Yao had reached a private agreement, and after selling the monastery, they would also share the profits with King Yao, which was called "gilding."
, but the submission must be delayed for three months.
King Yao was probably also worried that if the March period was coming soon, He Xiao would take the money and run away.
The mirror groaned: "Zhao Song and his men are tinkering around in the villa. Are they looking for a tunnel? Does King Yao think you can dig a tunnel to escape?"
It laughed loudly: "Ah ha ha ha ha, this old guy has such a rich imagination, dig a tunnel, ah ha ha ha, dig a tunnel to escape——"
"——He actually guessed it!" His tone suddenly changed.
He Lingchuan couldn't help but laugh. This mirror always provided him with emotional value.
At this time Wan Qiliang came back from outside and bowed respectfully to him: "My lord, it's done."
He completed the tasks assigned by He Lingchuan.
"Go." He Lingchuan pointed to the main building and went to find Zhao Song.
"Now Bai Ziqi can't tolerate you, and King Yao can't tolerate you either." Jing Jing became anxious again, "Hey, when are you leaving?"
"You should ask, when will 'we' leave?" He Lingchuan knocked on the mirror. It always liked to pick itself clean, "I have to wait for the last signal."
"Signal?"
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Wan Qifeng left Yongquan Villa, whipped his horse all the way into the city, and went straight to Yuwen's house. As soon as he got off the horse, he asked to see Yuwenxu.
He was He Xiao's retainer, and Yu Wenxu was very familiar with He Xiao. He had also met Wan Qifeng countless times. After the concierge informed him, he quickly led him in.
Yu Wenxu was confirming the position of the formation with the housekeeper, and the Yuwen family was also preparing to collect the emperor's liquid. When he saw Wan Qifeng coming in, he said casually: "Oh, what does Brother He have..."
But Wan Qifeng clasped his fists and said solemnly: "My lord ordered me to come on Pegasus and hand over something to Lord Yuwen."
"Brother He, do you have something for me?" Yu Wenxu was slightly surprised and stretched out his hand to him, "Bring it to me and take a look."
Wan Qifeng glanced at the butler present and stood silently.
Only then did Yu Wenxu figure out that something was wrong, so he dismissed the housekeeper and everyone in the room, leaving only one personal attendant: "Okay?"
Wan Qifeng then took out a set of information and handed it over with both hands.
Yu Wenxu took it, opened it and took a look, then was startled: "What is this?"
"Evidence." Wan Qifeng said word by word, "My lord said that this is evidence that the Xincheng Shi family secretly manipulated the empty contract trading firm and spent millions of shi on crazy purchases of grain in three places in the southwest in the past two months!"
As one of the most trusted officials and businessmen of King Yao, Yu Wenxu usually deals with the sale of bulk goods, but when he heard this number, he still lost his voice and said: "Several million stones!"
Outrageous, far off the mark!
Several million dan would be enough to feed the Allied forces fighting in the west if they were expanded several times in number! It could feed all the soldiers until they were fat.
In today's Yao Kingdom, which local clan cannot find a way to "buy food like crazy"? A nationwide food shortage has begun, and Tianshui City, as the capital, is doing its best to ensure the supply, which is relatively good. Food shortages in other parts of Yao Kingdom are even more serious.
But Wan Qifeng said "two months ago", when the Yao Kingdom was still singing and dancing, why did the Shi family buy so much grain?
Moreover, it also contained scary words such as "secret manipulation" and "empty contract trading firm". Yu Wenxu calmed down and read it carefully.
The more he looked, the more his heart beat, and the more he looked, the more surprised he became!
The evidence is quite solid. There are receipts for multiple purchases, inventory locations, and even letters from the Shi family instructing the empty package firm, as well as confessions from the firm!
Let's put it this way, with this complete set of materials, Tingwei can immediately arrest the Shi brothers!
Having been involved in the officialdom of Yao Kingdom for many years, Yu Wenxu understood the current situation and the state of mind of King Yao much more deeply than ordinary people.
The evidence sent by He Xiao's messenger points to a vivid clue:
The Shi family in Xincheng are also participants in driving up food prices and creating food shortages!
The reason why it is said to be "participation" is that Xincheng is just a small town, and the Shi family is just a local clan. It may be able to make waves in Xincheng, but it is insignificant in the entire Yao Kingdom.
Therefore, the Shi family must not be the mastermind behind the scenes, but they are the "breakthrough" that King Yao is looking for!