Recently, there have been frequent state affairs, and King Yao has less and less time to rest. At this time, he is also summoning ministers to discuss the food shortage, and Yu Wenxu is also in the palace.
King Yao had already rubbed his eyes twice, and Qiu Long saw the corners of his eyes were red with bloodshot eyes.
Originally, Yao Wang had the habit of taking an hour's lunch break, but recently he was forced to cancel it. Today, he has been busy from early morning until now.
Several princes wanted to share his worries, and King Yao also assigned them tasks, but it was he, the king of a country, who really made the decision.
Qiu Long whispered: "Your Majesty, take a rest."
King Yao shook his head and said in a low voice: "If you keep resting, I won't have to wake up."
All the ministers were shocked and asked why the king said this.
At this moment, the palace guard hurriedly came to report:
"Shi Yiwei has admitted that he was instigated by Shi Yiyang and Shi Yiyang's brothers to bribe the supervisors of the Southwest Seven Warehouses to collect public grains, and used empty chambers of commerce to coax new grains from southwest townships and counties, collecting a total of 3.15 million shi!
"
All the ministers were in an uproar, but only Yu Wenxu let out a long breath.
Sure enough, He Xiao's intelligence was extremely accurate.
"Three hundred..." King Yao also choked at this number.
A mere small household in southwest China, a modest Shi family, could sweep away more than 3 million shi of food!
shocking.
This is still the tip of the iceberg that Yu Wenxu discovered. What about those that are still lurking under the water and have not been discovered?
No wonder there is a huge grain shortage in the entire Yao Kingdom. These worms and rebels have really stretched their pipes into thousands of households in the countryside, trying to suck up every grain of grain!
"Borrowing an empty chamber of commerce?" King Yao sneered, "Whose empty shell is this Shi Family? Whose?"
How can a small Shi family have such great energy and abundant capital?
There is a more powerful force behind it. The Shi family itself is also an empty shell of others!
No one in the Frost Immortal Palace dared to answer.
"Let them tell you where the grain is stored. I want this batch of grain to be recovered as soon as possible!" King Yao was more anxious than ever to retrieve the grain. More than three million stones of grain can temporarily relieve Tianshui City's urgent need!
"Also, arrest Shi Yi'en and Shi Yiyang immediately!" This clue is very important. King Yao urgently needs to capture useful personal and material evidence related to Qingyang!
"yes!"
King Yao glanced at Yu Wenxu and then asked Qiu Long: "The name Shi Yi'en seems to have an impression. What kind of position does Shi Yiwei say his cousin has?"
"Military Sima."
Military Sima is the position of a military attaché, with 400 people under his command.
There are more than a few hundred low-level military attachés in the Yao Kingdom, and they have been restructured several times over the years. It is impossible for King Yao to remember them all.
"Anyway, get the information on these two people and give it to me as soon as possible."
At this moment, another palace official came to report:
"The Supervisor and the special envoys of Bega have arrived——!"
King Yao frowned, not even bothering to hide the impatience on his face.
He was already so busy that Qingyang still came to cause trouble? Now every time the Supervisor appears, nothing good happens.
There was also the so-called special envoy of Bega who came from afar. He originally wanted to summon him tomorrow morning.
Unexpectedly, the palace attendant's next sentence was: "Your Majesty, Special Envoy Bega seems to be injured."
Injured? King Yao was startled and saw Qingyang leading someone straight into the hall, with more than ten guards behind him staying outside the hall.
The man next to her was probably in his twenties, half a step behind Qingyang, and his right hand seemed to be injured, hanging on his chest with a cloth strip.
There were purple bruises on his face and hands, and his cheeks were bulging.
The king and his ministers were surprised and didn't know what was going on.
Qingyang was the first to speak: "Your Majesty, this is Wu Linghe, the envoy of Bejia, the son of the grand official of Lingxu City."
The Dadianke of Lingxu City was responsible for receiving foreign affairs and dispatching envoys. As a result, this time he also sent his youngest son to Yao Kingdom.
"Give me a seat!" King Yao looked serious, "What's going on?"
The Bejia messenger and Qingyang both had a smoky smell about them.
Qingyang's face darkened: "Envoy Wu first came to Youhu Xiaozhu and asked me to introduce him to the palace. However, the carriage was hit by an explosion just after it reached the mouth of Guanhe River!"
The emperor and ministers present were all shocked: "This is happening!"
Special Envoy Bega was attacked in the capital of his country. This, this, this is a diplomatic disaster!
Wu Linghe said: "I was talking to Jian Guo when suddenly the carriage shook and everything went dark. I didn't know anything. When I woke up again, seven of the guards accompanying me were killed. If it weren't for the supervision of Jian Guo, I would have been killed.
We will follow in their footsteps and there is no way we will be spared."
He took a deep breath: "Your Majesty, I encountered an unknown attack just after I arrived in your country. This incident..."
King Yao said seriously: "I will investigate this matter thoroughly and give an explanation to the special envoy!"
After that, he turned around and ordered: "Send people quickly to Guanhekou to investigate."
Since it was an explosion, there must be a scene.
Qingyang said calmly: "The explosive was buried under the extraordinary main gate of Guanhekou. The entire carriage was blown away, and the pit on the ground was one and a half feet wide and seven or eight feet deep. Your Majesty, it's ordinary."
Gunpowder has no such power."
She looked back and said, "Send it over."
Yuan Xuan immediately walked up with a mahogany plate.
In the tray were several pottery shards, burnt cotton ropes, and several elastic pieces.
"This is a sample taken from the explosion pit." Qingyang explained, "You can still get it if you send someone there. I will bring it here for you to identify. Do any of the adults present recognize it?"
The ministers looked at each other and did not dare to speak.
Qingyang called out: "Yu Wenxu, you have been following He Xiao all day long, can you recognize these explosion remains?"
Yu Wenxu gritted his teeth and said: "This looks familiar. It seems to be the fuse, shell and...delayed explosion device of an explosive."
"Where have you seen it?"
Yu Wenxu na na.
Where else could it be? Both the Youhu Villa and the Tianshui Eastward Expansion Project used this kind of explosive to break open mountains, crack rocks, and dig ditches. He saw the construction team using it with his own eyes, and had used it countless times!
It has a wide range of uses.
"I heard that this kind of explosive is widely used in the east of Tianshui City?" Wu Linghe took a deep breath and bowed to King Yao, "Your Majesty, please give our country justice!"
He didn't say "I", but "our country".
Wu Linghe was sent as an envoy to the Yao Kingdom, which represented Bejia. He was injured in an attack, and of course Bejia wanted to seek an explanation from the Yao Kingdom.
Don't forget, Qingyang was also bombed together.
Qingyang is also an important figure sent by Bejia!
It's a diplomatic disaster.
King Yao secretly sighed, but on the surface he said seriously: "The special envoy was attacked for no reason, and both humans and gods were angry. This matter must be brought to light. Special envoy Wu will stay in the palace first and let the imperial doctor check the wound. Tonight -"
He was tired, and he had a gut feeling that this attack case was not simple.
Things will go smoothly if things are slow, delay it first and then talk about it. Qingyang is really good at finding the right time, but he happened to be in front of the ministers.
However, Wu Linghe shook his head and said: "The suspect may be about to escape."
Qingyang also spoke: "Hurry up now, maybe there is still time to chase the murderer. If we check again at night, he will be hundreds of miles away."