After the immortal disappeared

"Absurd!" She smiled after returning to Youhu Cottage, "I am now convinced that He Xiao's goal is indeed the same as ours!"

Even if King Yao didn't know that she was going to start a rebellion in secret, the famine and the Emperor Liujiang could both cause riots. At this critical juncture, we can't be stingy with that little money and food, let alone lay off people rashly!

Tianshui City suddenly has tens of thousands of strong laborers who have no work to do, no money to earn, and no food to eat. What a terrible hidden danger!

He Xiao is as smart as a ghost, how could he not know the pros and cons?

At this time, the Tianshui East Expansion Project was stopped and people were driven out. Qingyang couldn't help but wonder if He Xiao wanted to make Tianshui City even more chaotic and add fuel to the fire of the Emperor Liujiang Night?

If Qingyang was King Yao, he would definitely go against the public opinion at this time, even if he had to dig up the military warehouse to supply food, he would order the Tianshui project to continue, anyway, it was only a few days away from the outbreak of the Emperor Liujiang.

It is understandable that the work was stopped because of the Emperor Liujiang, and everyone can understand it.

In her opinion, she could work as long as she could, but in the eyes of King Yao, she could save as long as she could.

This old man was not too stupid, but too greedy! The national treasury was already full of money, but he was reluctant to let the farmers and workers eat rice for free for a few days.

He was blinded by greed!

"I actually wrestled with this kind of stuff for half a year?" Qingyang laughed at himself, "I'm really old."

Yuan Xuan hurriedly said, "If it weren't for the power of the whole country, King Yao would not be your opponent at all."

Qingyang snorted, "By the way, is there any news about Wu Xianlong?"

Yuan Xuan: "I was just about to report, it has been dealt with, the impact should not be expanded, at least it will not involve...important people."

Most of the officials involved in their plan only received instructions or coercion from their superiors, and did not know what the big shots at the top wanted to do, or even what kind of trouble they were involved in.

Qingyang's calculations were too secretive, how could there be a few real insiders?

This also made it convenient for them to control the source of information. If the information was leaked at any level, they would cut it off at that level.

"Bai?"

"General Bai is well."

Qingyang took a breath: "King Yao has become suspicious. Maybe we need to advance our plan."

This is also a helpless move. If King Yao is suspicious, how could he not think that the night of Emperor Liujiang is the best opportunity for rioting? If everyone is working hard for that day, Qingyang will not get any advantage.

Man's plans are not as good as God's plans. She never dared to say that she had a perfect plan. No matter how good the plan is, it must change according to the time and situation.

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Next, more than 20 officials were taken away, detained, and interrogated by the court and palace guards in the office.

Half of them never returned to the office.

The grain in the kiln warehouse and the warehouse was gone. In order to calm the panic and stabilize the grain price, King Yao urgently ordered to quickly transport grain from other granaries in the surrounding area to ensure the supply of Tianshui City.

At the same time, the Yao court launched a comprehensive survey of grain reserves across the country.

In theory, there is nothing wrong with this order, and it is a timely and appropriate move. How can we know the situation without re-examining the situation?

It would have been better if the order had not been issued. Once it was issued, it was like a curse. Within two days, five public warehouses in the country suddenly caught fire one after another, just like the kiln warehouses, and no evidence was left.

The whole country was shocked.

Then three officials in Tianshui City hanged themselves overnight, not giving Yao Wangting the opportunity to arrest and interrogate them.

There were also strange fires in the homes of two state officials in Mangzhou, and none of the family members, young or old, escaped.

When people died, many things were over.

Even the most obtuse people could sense that something was wrong.

The dignitaries of Tianshui City went to He Lingchuan for tea, and they all sighed when talking about this matter. How much grain was originally left in these warehouses? No one knows.

Gu Xuan sighed: "Awesome, so many granaries were burned in a row!"

Jing Yuanxun sneered: "In the beginning, the one who set fire to the kiln warehouse might be——"

Gu Xuan shushed him, shushed off the name, and Jing Yuanxun still said the following words:

"——But the latter may not be the case."

Who asked King Yao to open the warehouse to release the grain and investigate the family assets?

He Lingchuan knew what he was going to say. The kiln warehouse might have been set on fire by Qingyang, but the four warehouses behind might not be.

This was King Yao's second major mistake:

He misjudged the situation.

No matter how good the policy is, it depends on the timing to launch it.

He did not do a good job of "choosing the right time".

So the discussion among the people has been heard in the palace.

Since Qingyang Regent stopped reporting, officials have not been so worried for a long time.

But this time, it was the king who initiated the investigation.

While King Yao ordered the investigation, the prices of goods in Yao Kingdom did not stop soaring.

So many granaries, one after another, will there be any grain left? The people are in turmoil and panic.

These days, the court officials have been dispatched everywhere, investigating and overcoming many obstacles. In addition, they have sent people to check the grain and barely sorted out the real assets of the public granaries:

There were originally seven granaries in and outside Tianshui City, two of which were on fire, and there are still five. Three of them only have 20% of grain, and two have 60% of grain left!

And this percentage also includes the diseased grains and residual wheat that are shriveled, damp and moldy, and damaged by rats and ants.

The granaries in Mangzhou, Zhuowei and other places have less than 40% of inventory.

Other small places are even lower.

The granaries in Tianshui City and the surrounding areas that were checked have only 30% of surplus grain on average!

These news were transmitted to He Lingchuan through certain channels, and he sighed: "So powerful, so accurate."

Mirror didn't understand: "Who are you talking about?"

"Of course it's Qingyang." He Lingchuan's mind was as clear as a mirror. "In fact, whether it's me or Qingyang's group, the total amount of grain purchased is limited. If Yaoguo's granary is originally full, this level of threat is not a big problem."

Yaoguo is the most powerful country on the Shanjin Plain. It is a country that relies on the power of the plain to support it. In the past few years, it has had a bumper harvest of grain. In theory, its ability to resist risks should be very strong. How can it be shaken by a few forces?

"It's a pity that Yaoguo's grain storage has always had big problems, with chaos and corruption. These big holes can be covered up in normal times, but once something goes wrong, such as someone secretly disrupting the situation and taking grain out of the pot, it will immediately be riddled with holes and exposed!"

Some people have to learn from Qingyang and burn the warehouse to settle the accounts!

"This is called a deep-rooted evil!" Jingzi began to talk about his knowledge, "It is also called self-inflicted trouble."

"Qingyang is worthy of being the old national teacher of Beijia, and he finds the point of force accurately!" Qingyang has seen all kinds of strange things and chaos in Beijia, right?

There is nothing new under the sun, and her rich experience is still effective when applied to Yaoguo.

"The big fire in the kiln warehouse should be the prelude to her action!"

The officials who were arrested by Yaoting for investigation were timid and gave a lot of names, but if they were investigated one by one, most of them were dead clues and could not be investigated.

There were a few who could be traced. The court officer dug deeper and found that they were officials who bought Youhu Villa!

These officials were summoned for trial, and they all cried out that they were wronged and swore to the sky that there was no such thing, and there must be a traitor who framed them!

After reading these reports, King Yao became more and more angry, and couldn't help but slam the table and stand up, followed by a dizzy spell.

The old palace servant Qiu Long hurried forward to support him: "My king, your health is important, take a rest for a night."

"Why rest!" Yao Wang pushed him away, "If you rest any longer, the last bit of grain in the granary will be emptied by these termites!"

They are all a bunch of useless things!

"Keep investigating, I don't believe that nothing can be found!"

"Yes." Qiu Long responded in a low voice. The king was angry and inevitably a little impulsive. In fact, everyone knows that these things can't stand investigation.

Investigating corruption is like a boomerang, and sooner or later it will hit back at your own hands.

Why did Qingyang wave the stick of reporting some time ago, and all officials were in awe? It's because they are not clean.

Now this involves the treasury of money and grain. If you check one clue, you can find a hundred problems!

Qiu Long knew that Yao Wang was not angry that he couldn't find clues, but worried that the network of relationships revealed would be tangled, but Yao Wang Ting couldn't catch the real culprit!

Would it be an ordinary force with such power to speculate on grain all over the country?

After taking a few gulps of warm water, King Yao slowly came back to his senses.

"The most important thing is to recover the grain first." He quickly sorted out his thoughts, "So much grain can't disappear out of thin air, most of it is still in the country, it must be hidden somewhere."

Investigating corruption and even catching the mastermind behind the scenes can wait until the autumn to settle accounts, but now the grain problem must be solved first.

"By the way, have you checked all the officials who have had contact with Qingyang in the past few months?"

"I checked them one by one, but the highest level is only Bao Wei." That is the deceased Minister of the Ministry of War, "The arrested city patrol chief Tu Huan just confessed that he received an order from the Ministry of War to replace the night patrol outside the east gate of the East Palace! This order was issued by Bao Wei."

"East Palace Gate?" King Yao said three "good" words in a row, "You are so bold, you really want to rebel?"

"Your Majesty..."

Yaozi raised his hand to interrupt Qiu Long's next words, thinking for a while, the anger on his face slowly subsided, replaced by gloom.

"Give the order, I want to move back to live by the Yuquan Palace."

It's winter now, and the water in Yuquan Palace freezes. Qiu Long was slightly surprised, but didn't show it on his face: "Yes. When do you plan to move back?"

Yao Wang said firmly: "Today."

I don't know if it's because the old pear tree is gone, Yuquan Palace has become colder this winter. Yao Wang couldn't stand it originally, why should he move back now?

But Qiu Long knew that he shouldn't even ask:

"Yes, I will send someone to reopen Shuangxian Hall."

Yao Wang's original imperial study is next to Yuyin Palace, which is Shuangxian Hall. And this time Yao Wang is not only going back to work, but also going to live directly in it.

The charcoal fire, food, and utensils here must not be neglected at all, and all kinds of office materials must be moved in. Those memorials and charts that are as high as a mountain must all be moved in!

After the palace people worked for two or three hours, Shuangxian Hall was finally reopened.

The first thing King Yao did when he moved back to his own imperial study was to pick up his brush and write. At the same time, he said to Qiu Long, "Find me the Qinghong seal and a festival banner."