Officials deployed the government offices.
Inside the Shangshu Value Room.
This is where Xu Changjie works. During this period, he works late every day. There are even cases where people stay up all night in the duty room to handle official business. There was war on the front line and various internal conflicts. He was hampered by many things and was so busy that his feet never touched the ground.
Fortunately, everything is on track.
The frontline troops have already gone.
Food and grass also left Anyi.
Xu Changjie was in the rear, and his biggest task was to stabilize the emperor and provide him with the expenses for his Taoism. In addition, it is necessary to stabilize the situation of the court and prevent fighting in the court from affecting the frontline war. Once these are taken care of, this battle will be promising.
As Xu Changjie was flipping through the memorials presented one after another, he heard the sound of footsteps. The attendant entered, bowed and said: "Xu Shangshu, Cao Ji wants to see you."
"please!"
Xu Changjie gave an order.
The attendant went to inform him, and soon Cao Ji entered the study. Cao Ji's expression was cold and solemn, and there was a hint of anger in his eyes.
"teacher!"
Cao Ji bowed and saluted.
When Xu Changjie saw Cao Ji's expression, he raised his eyebrows and asked, "You look so angry. What happened?"
Cao Ji sat down and said: "I have been secretly investigating the situation in Anpingcang, and now I have some information."
Xu Changjie said: "Tell me about it."
Cao Ji said: "The grain in Anpingcang is not burned in a fire. No matter how big the fire is, after the granary burns, there will definitely be embers of grain on the ground, and even the grains will be burned grains. After investigation, I found , Anpingcang was too clean after burning, and there was nothing left. Teacher, do you think this matter can be burned clean?"
Xu Changjie said: "It is indeed impossible."
Cao Ji nodded and said: "Under this premise, the disciple concluded that someone must have emptied the grain in Anpingcang in advance. I continued to inquire about the situation and investigated the soldiers guarding Anpingcang, and found one person. I found that he was addicted to alcohol and was addicted to alcohol. He likes to talk big words, etc., and he is a big mouth."
"To this end, I arranged for someone to make a special friendship and drank alcohol four times in a row. After the relationship between the two parties became closer, the other party became dizzy after drinking and told the truth."
"This time the grain for Anpingcang was provided by the generals who guarded Anpingcang, together with Duke Xu Xianzong, King Ning and King Lu, and with the help of Kong Yifu, a businessman in the city, and someone from Yue's shop, all the food was brought to Anpingcang. The grain was moved away and sold.”
"That's why this fire was set ablaze to completely eliminate the traces."
Cao Ji's eyes widened with anger and he said: "Teacher, these people are so abominable. One Duke and two princes are all dignitaries of the Xia Kingdom. However, they are so disregarding the overall situation and causing such chaos to the Xia Kingdom."
"Asshole!"
Xu Changjie couldn't help but shout.
Snapped!
He slapped his hand on the desk, his face full of anger.
Cheng Guogong Xu Xianzong!
Ning Wang Li Qilin.
Li Daoshan, King of Lu.
These are the noble princes of the Xia Kingdom and their own people, and they actually joined forces to destroy tens of millions of kilograms of grain in Anpingcang.
Xu Changjie said in a deep voice: "Xu Xianzong, in particular, is so daring. He dared to join forces with King Lu and King Ning to instigate merchants to empty Anping's warehouse of grain. This act is simply a crime worthy of death."
Cao Ji said: "Teacher, this is a big matter. For the time being, we can't handle it. The power of King Ning and King Lu is very strong. When His Majesty came to the throne, they made great efforts. Your Majesty treated these two people very much. tolerant."
"If we don't capture Xu Xianzong, there is insufficient evidence. It will be difficult to capture King Ning and King Lu."
"Even if he gets His Majesty's support and takes down King Ning and King Lu for questioning, Xu Xianzong is still transporting food to the front line, which will affect this batch of food. When the time comes, he breaks the jars and breaks the food, causing this batch of food to disappear. The consequences are even more unimaginable.”
Cao Ji said: "It's really difficult right now."
Xu Changjie stroked his beard under his chin, thought for a while, and then ordered: "In that case, take down Kong Yifu and the people from Yue's shop first. Wait for Xu Xianzong to come back from the front, and then deal with it. You are right, once King Ning If something goes wrong with King Lu, I'm afraid Xu Xianzong will be frightened."
Cao Ji said: "If we take down Kong Yifu and Yue's shops, I'm afraid we will be able to frighten them."
Xu Changjie's face was very cold and solemn. Kong Yifu and the people from Yue's shop are very crucial, and they are the ones who directly manage the operation.
Cao Ji's words also make sense. If these two people are captured, the news will spread to the ears of King Ning and King Lu, and also to the ears of the Xu family. Xu Xianzong may also have problems on the front line.
Xu Changjie was silent for a long time and then ordered: "That's it, leave Kong Yifu and the people from Yue's Store alone for the time being. You coordinate with Zhao Hu and ask him to mobilize the people from the Red Armor Cavalry to keep an eye on Yue's Store and Kong Yifu. "
"As long as people from both sides are in Anyi City, they will just stare and take no action. In addition, we will further collect evidence of the crimes of Xu Xianzong, King Ning and King Lu. Wait for the next step. Once Xu Xianzong comes back, we will attack them first."
"Here!"
Cao Ji bowed and accepted.
Xu Changjie continued to deal with the memorial, and Cao Ji left immediately to prepare for the meeting.
Time passed little by little, and after the afternoon clock, Xu Changjie suddenly found that the light in the room dimmed. He raised his head and looked out the door. Dark clouds were covering the outside of the house, and it already felt like dark clouds were looming over the city.
Xu Changjie put down the memorial in his hand, stood up and walked to the gate. He frowned as he looked at the dark scene outside.
"The rain is about to come, and the wind is blowing all over the building!"
Xu Changjie sighed with emotion.
Boom! !
Thunder exploded and lightning flashed.
Tick tock! Tick tock!
Drops of rain fell down, splashing on the ground, and in a blink of an eye it became a downpour.
Xu Changjie frowned even more.
This heavy rain comes at the wrong time. When heavy rain comes, there will be trouble in delivering food to the front line.
On the one hand, grain gets soaked after being exposed to rain and becomes moldy easily. Even if it is covered with mugwort or other coverings, it will still get wet easily. On the other hand, after the road is soaked by heavy rain, although there are ruts on the road, the carriage can travel along the ruts, but it will be difficult to travel.
"well……"
Xu Changjie couldn't help but sigh.
His bloodshot eyes showed deep exhaustion. He has aged too much in the past two years.
Things are too worrying.
There was a sound of footsteps, and Cao Ji hurried back again. Even more eagerness and worry appeared on Cao Ji's face. He put down his umbrella, cupped his hands and said, "Teacher, the situation is not good."
Xu Changjie said: "What's going on?"
Cao Ji said: "Kong Yifu is still in the city, and all the people in the Yue's shop have disappeared. The Yue's shop that is left now is empty, with no one around. This situation is somewhat rare, and I'm afraid there is a big problem. "
"We want to trace Yue's shop, but we can't find it. I asked Zhao Hu to investigate the situation of Yue's shop. He said that the people who own Yue's shop are from Daqin and have been doing business in Anyi for almost a year."
When Xu Changjie heard this, he slapped the door frame with his hand and was very angry.
Daqin's shop.
People from Da Qin.
It can be expected that the food must have been sold to people in Da Qin, which would encourage Da Qin.
This is even more hollowing out the Xia Kingdom.
Xu Changjie said in a deep voice: "These people are really hateful. Xu Xianzong, King Ning and King Lu knew that they were at the critical juncture of the war, yet they still dug out the foundation of Xia Kingdom like this. They deserve to be killed."
Cao Ji said: "These people really deserve to be killed. Kong Yifu, King Ning, King Lu and Xu Xianzong must all be dealt with."
"Report!"
At this moment, a burst of rapid footsteps came.
An attendant came in despite the rain and reported: "Xu Shangshu, the red-armored Zhao Hu is asking for an audience. There are urgent matters."
Zhao Hu had already followed. He cupped his fists and said, "Xu Shangshu."
Xu Changjie asked: "What happened?"
Zhao Hu said in a deep voice: "Xu Shangshu, you arranged for Xu Xianzong to escort the grain to the front line, but you chose the wrong person. The grain team led by Xu Xianzong was ambushed midway, the entire team collapsed, and all the food escorted was robbed."
boom! !
Xu Changjie was suddenly stunned.
In his anger, his vision went dark and he fainted.
Cao Ji was also shocked, but at least he was still conscious. With quick eyesight and quick hands, he quickly supported the limp Xu Changjie and quickly pinched him. After a lot of trouble, Xu Changjie woke up leisurely.
"Xu Xianzong, you missed my big event!"
"Damn it, damn it!"
Xu Changjie spoke through gritted teeth, with a cold look in his eyes.
The food in Anpingcang was gone, and he still had enough time to raise food without affecting Qi Feixiong. However, the food that Xu Xianzong escorted was gone. In a short period of time, it was impossible to raise food to send over, which could easily lead to Qi Feixiong getting into trouble.
Even though the Xia garrison was resisting Qin on the front line, they still had some food. However, the food for the frontline garrison to support himself and the army led by Qi Feixiong would consume nearly 100,000 people and would not last long.
Cao Ji was panicking, but he had no choice but to advise: "Teacher, what happened has already happened, there is no point in yelling and scolding. The top priority is to consider the follow-up issues. The food on the front line must be replenished as soon as possible."
Xu Changjie stood up with the help of Cao Ji, looked at Zhao Hu, and asked: "Commander Zhao, is the news confirmed?"
Zhao Hu said: "The news came from the public, but I think that since the news dares to spread, the problem is not big, and it has probably happened. So, I immediately came to report. At the same time, I sent the Red Armor Cavalry If people go to inquire about the news, it won’t take long for further and precise news to come back.”
Xu Changjie was extremely disappointed.
This time it was so miserable.
He was thinking about how to deal with it?
Food and grass must be raised.
Moreover, he could not suppress this matter and had to report it to the emperor. Xu Changjie could imagine how angry the emperor would be when he found out?
Can he withstand the wrath of thunder?
Will the emperor kill him?
Xu Changjie was uneasy, but he had to face the situation and said: "Commander Zhao, I need accurate information. You even need to bring Xu Xianzong back as soon as possible. Please arrange it yourself and have someone wait at the city gate. As soon as Xu Xianzong comes back, I will interrogate him immediately."
"Also, take the first step to capture Kong Yifu's place immediately. I originally thought that capturing Kong Yifu would scare the enemy. Now that the food and grass on the front line have been robbed, the food has been lost, so there can be no further delay."
"Here!"
Zhao Hu answered immediately.
He stopped lingering and turned around to leave.
Xu Changjie and Cao Ji were in the study. Cao Ji said, "Teacher, how can we raise food and grass?"
Xu Changjie said: "You are the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, so you must do it boldly. First, allocate grain from the local area. Second, if the grain is not enough, we can only impose additional taxes. In short, we must do it quickly. Within three days, first raise a Ship a batch of food and quickly transport it to the front line. Then, slowly transport food to Qi Feixiong."
"Here!"
Cao Ji answered again.
He left in a hurry.
Xu Changjie stood alone in the check-in room, looking at the dark sky outside and the heavy rain falling continuously, his heart felt colder than ever before.
"It's so cold today."
Xu Changjie sighed, feeling desolate in his heart.
He even felt that this time when Da Qin came to kill him, the battle between Xia and Da Qin might not be easy to win.
Xu Changjie was waiting in the check-in room. About two-quarters of an hour later, there was a burst of rapid footsteps, and the attendant said: "Xu Shangshu, Zhao Hu is here again."
"Please."
Xu Changjie gave an order.
Zhao Hu followed him into the study. He looked solemn and reported: "Xu Shangshu, our people have received the exact news. Xu Xianzong has indeed been defeated and is on his way back to Anyi. According to Xu Shangshu's arrangement, I arranged for people to be in the city. Wait at the door. Once Xu Xianzong returns, he will be captured and taken to Chi Jiaqi’s prison for interrogation.”
Xu Changjie said: "Thank you, Commander Zhao. When the time comes, I will go to Red Armor Cavalry to interrogate you personally."
Zhao Hu said: "Everyone listens to Xu Shangshu."
After a pause, Zhao Hu continued: "Kong Yifu has been arrested and the interrogation has been completed. Xu Shangshu, this time we have found a huge trap, which will break the sky."
Xu Changjie's heart sank to the bottom.
I felt a little panicked for no reason.
Xu Changjie cheered up and said slowly: "What is going on?"
Zhao Hu said in a deep voice: "According to Kong Yifu's account, the food in Anpingcang was operated by a man named Qin Feng of Yue's Shop. This man came from Da Qin and was the big shopkeeper behind Yue's Shop and worked with the East Palace of Da Qin. , Wang family, Meng family, and even have connections with the Lin family."
"He wanted to hollow out the grain in Anpingcang and found Kong Yifu. Then Kong Yifu contacted Xu Xianzong, King Ning and King Lu, and contacted the generals guarding Anpingchang to dig out more than 30 million kilograms of grain. ”
"The final price was 250,000 taels of silver. The original price was 300,000 taels. Kong Yifu should have received 50,000 taels of silver. Kong Yifu returned the money to Qin Feng in order to make friends with him."
"Their arrangements are also very simple."
"Xu Xianzong took people to Anpingcang and assisted Qin Feng in transporting all the grain to the ferry on the shore of Jishui, loading it into the ship, and then sent it to Daqin."
Zhao Hu sighed: "This is the general situation,"
"Damn it, damn it!"
Xu Changjie was extremely angry.
I haven't arrested anyone before, I know the general situation, but I didn't expect it to be like this.
One businessman can leverage everyone. These people are really bold.
Zhao Hu continued: "Xu Shangshu, what happened in Anpingcang was that these people were audacious. When it came to the food being escorted to the front line, Xu Xianzong was even more audacious and greedy. According to Kong Yifu's instructions, Xu Xianzong was appointed as an escort by you. The grain general, in order to make a fortune, asked Kong Yifu to invite Qin Feng to sell grain to him."
"Unexpectedly, Qin Feng was even more cunning and came up with another plan."
"All the grain was transported to Taohua Valley on the border of Anyi, where it was robbed by people from Yue's Shop. Xu Xianzong fled directly. The grain was transferred to Yue's Shop, then took the Jishui Ferry near Taohua Valley, and was shipped back Anyi, finally sell and make money."
"Because of the shortage of food in Xia Kingdom, food prices have risen sharply. These ten million kilograms of food can make countless money."
Zhao Hu said: "Xu Xianzong was greedy and sold this batch of grain for money. This time, only Xu Xianzong contacted the merchants of Qin. Xu Xianzong gave Kong Yifu a thousand taels of silver as a thank you."
Xu Changjie couldn't help but slapped his hand on the door frame again.
He is angry!
He is extremely angry!
Xu Xianzong!
It was all because of this bastard Xu Xianzong, how could he believe that Xu Xianzong was one of his own?
At this moment, Xu Changjie was even more angry than before when he received the news.
Because Xu Xianzong arranged it.
It's his fault that he doesn't recognize people well.
Xu Changjie was already working hard and exerting all his energy, and he even fainted before. Now that I hear the news of greetings again, I can't bear it anymore.
puff!
A mouthful of blood spat out.
Xu Changjie slumped down, looking even more haggard than ever before, and said: "I know, please tell Commander Zhao to tell the general manager, and suppress the news for the time being. After Xu Xianzong returned, I interrogated Xu Xianzong, and immediately went to see His Majesty to plead guilty. "
Zhao Hu said: "I will report it to my godfather. Everything depends on my godfather's decision. I don't dare to agree to Xu Shangshu without permission."
Xu Changjie said: "Thank you very much, Commander Zhao."
Zhao Hu didn't stay any longer, so he said goodbye and left.
Xu Changjie sat paralyzed, feeling desolate inside. At this moment, he hated himself so much, why would he choose Xu Xianzong?
All this is his fault.
If not, how could there be problems with food?
Xu Changjie was thinking in his mind, and he suddenly thought of a possibility. The people of Great Qin had already evacuated, and they had connections with the East Palace of Great Qin and others. Under this premise, the other party won the last batch of grain and would never return to Anyi. It would definitely go back to Daqin directly.
This is Da Qin's plan.
This is Da Qin's method.
Da Qin arranged the war on the front line, and also arranged secret people to go to the rear of Anyi to disrupt the situation.
Xu Changjie felt even more disappointed when he thought of this. It's just Anpingcang, he personally arranged the transportation of grain.
How could he be willing to do so?
Xu Changjie covered his heart, feeling his heart pounding, and started coughing again. Xu Changjie took out his handkerchief and covered his mouth. After a while, the coughing stopped. Xu Changjie took away the handkerchief, but it was soaked in blood.
This touch of blood was extremely red.
It's even more dazzling.
