After the immortal disappeared

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 rubbed his eyes twice, and Qiu Long saw the corners of his eyes turning red.

Originally, Yao Wang had the habit of taking an hour's lunch break, but recently he was forced to cancel it. Today I have been busy from morning until now.

Several princes wanted to share his worries, and King Yao also assigned them tasks, but it was he, the king of the 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 confessed that he was instructed by brothers Shi Yi'en and Shi Yiyang 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 on this number.

A mere small household in southwest China, a modest Shi family, could sweep away more than three million shi of food!

shocking.

This is still the tip of the iceberg that Yu Wenxu found out. What about those that are still lurking under the water and have not been detected?

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 villages and households, trying to suck up every grain of grain!

"Borrowing an empty chamber of commerce?" King Yao sneered, "Whose empty shell is this Shi family?"

How could a small Shi family have so much energy and abundant capital?

There are more powerful forces 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 solve 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 some impression. What kind of position does Shi Yiwei say his cousin has?"

"Military Sima."

Military Sima is a military attaché, with four hundred people under his command.

There are more than a few hundred low-ranking 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, why did Qingyang come 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 planned to summon him again tomorrow morning.

Unexpectedly, the palace man's next words were: "Your Majesty, Special Envoy Bega seems to be injured."

Injuried? King Yao was startled when he saw Qingyang leading someone straight into the main 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, but 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.

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 the Supervisor State when suddenly the carriage shook and everything went dark. When I woke up again, seven of the guards accompanying me were killed by the explosion. If the Supervisory State had not protected me, I would have been killed. There is no way to avoid following in their footsteps.”

He took a deep breath: "Your Majesty, I encountered an unknown attack as soon as 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 saying 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 soft 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 dared not speak.

Qingyang called out: "Yu Wenxu, you have been following He Xiao all day long, can you recognize these explosion remains?"

Yuwenxu said with a stiff face: "This looks familiar. It looks like the fuse, shell and...delayed explosion device of explosives."

"Where have you seen it?"

Yuwenxu hesitated.

Where else could it be? Youhu Villa and Tianshui East Expansion Project both used this kind of explosives to split mountains and rocks, dig canals and ditches. He saw the construction team use it with his own eyes, and used it countless times!

It has a wide range of uses.

"I heard that this kind of explosives is used in large quantities 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's mission to Yao Country represented Beijia. He was attacked and injured, so Beijia would certainly ask Yao Country for an explanation.

Don't forget that Qingyang was also bombed.

Qingyang is also an important person sent by Beijia!

It's a diplomatic disaster.

King Yao sighed secretly, but said in a serious tone: "The envoy was attacked for no reason, which is infuriating to both humans and gods. This matter must be thoroughly investigated. Envoy Wu will stay in the palace first and let the imperial physician check his wounds. Tonight-"

He was tired, and he had a hunch that this attack was not simple.

Things will be smoothed out if they are slow, so let's put it off first. Qingyang really knows how to find the right time, and it happened to be in front of all the ministers.

However, Wu Linghe shook his head and said: "The suspect may be about to escape."

Qingyang also spoke: "Hurry up now, maybe we can still catch the suspect. If we investigate again in the evening, he may have fled hundreds of miles away."