pertwk Chapter 1624: King Yao's Painful Parting
Chapter 1624: King Yao's Painful Parting
Chapter 1624: King Yao's Painful Parting
He was anxious to take back the military power, but the weather was not favorable?
How long can we wait? The Emperor's Blood is coming soon.
"No news from Yuwen Yong either?"
"General Yuwen has not sent any news."
King Yao paced in the study for a long time, thinking over and over again. Yes, if Wang Sili had an accident on the road, how would Yuwen Yong, who was guarding the northern border, know about it?
"The night after tomorrow!" King Yao finally made the decision, "Immediately send the fastest bird demon to inform Yuwen Yong. If Wang Sili does not arrive at the North Camp before the night after tomorrow, let him find a way to capture the heavy weapon!"
It was very dangerous to do it this way. Chongwu was also a general guarding the border, and he did nothing wrong on the surface. Yuwen Yong wanted to take him down by force without the talisman of King Yao, which was neither reasonable nor easy.
What if they use tricks or assassinations? Chongwu is very powerful, and if he fails, the consequences will be disastrous.
But King Yao could no longer care about it and chose the lesser of two evils.
At this time, he was a little annoyed. If he had been able to withstand Qingyang's pressure and not give this important position to Chongwu, how could there be such a disaster today?
"Yes." Qiu Long paused, and was about to go down, when he suddenly remembered something, "My king, before receiving this message, Zhao Song also just submitted the news."
Yao Wang asked casually: "How do you say that?"
Every few days, Zhao Song would report on He Lingchuan's current situation, even though the Tianshui East Expansion Project had been stopped.
"There have been a lot fewer people at Yongquan Villa recently. Zhao Song asked his palace guards to keep an eye on it. Some kind-hearted people left the villa and never came back."
There are fewer people at Yongquan Villa? Yao Wang frowned: "Since there is something unusual, why did you report it only today?"
"Zhao Song said that these people came and went, and whether they left or stayed, they would not attract attention. It was his palace guards who had been flirting with a maid in Yongquan Villa. The maid had sent him a plate of fruit the night before and agreed to meet behind the wine cellar the next afternoon. However, she did not show up the next day and has not appeared since then. After Zhao Song heard about it, he observed carefully and found that there were fewer and fewer people who came to the manor to seek kindness, and more and more local people. Unknowingly, those servants were replaced."
"What a waste! Others are about to be wiped out right under his nose, and he only comes to report now?" King Yao coughed, his voice tinged with phlegm. Qiu Long hurriedly handed him a spittoon, and was hesitant to speak.
King Yao coughed for a long time before he exhaled: "What do you want to say?"
Qiu Long hesitated for a moment before saying, "The Qingyang Regent said the day before yesterday that there are only a few people left in the Yangshan Chamber of Commerce in Tianshui City."
He did not dare to repeat Qingyang's next few words:
You obeyed He Xiao's orders, but this guy is not a good person. He secretly moved all the assets and personnel out of Yao Kingdom. It's ridiculous that all the civil and military officials in the court were kept in the dark.
You want to use him, but why isn't he just using you as a gun?
At that time, King Yao sneered, but now thinking about it, her words actually make some sense.
"Send someone to the Yangshan Chamber of Commerce to investigate."
Qiu Long agreed and was about to go out to pass on the message when King Yao suddenly waved his hand and asked him to stop so that he could concentrate on thinking.
Seeing that his brows were about to be knotted, Qiu Long knew that the matter that made the king so worried must be very serious.
King Yao sneered in his heart. It turned out that He Xiao wanted to escape and had been quietly transferring people out.
That’s right, this is the nature of businessmen to seek profit and avoid harm!
He swore a while ago that he would never leave, luckily King Yao didn't believe him!
Expect this person to see the Tianshui East Expansion Project through to the end? Ha!
"Let Zhao Song take people to Yongquan Villa to check it out. Since He Xiao intends to escape, he will probably use some tricks." Otherwise, how can he slip away from the eyes of these hundreds of palace guards? "See if he has dug a tunnel or set up a formation!"
"Your Majesty is wise, He Xiao will never be able to escape from your control!"
Yao Wang hummed, and thought for a long time before he seemed to have made up his mind:
"There is one thing you need to plan in advance—"
"——Before the Emperor's Flowing Sap erupts, summon Qingyang and He Xiao to the palace first."
Since Qingyang intends to take advantage of the outbreak of Emperor Liujiang to do something bad, he will strike first!
Qiu Long agreed and asked, "Where do you want to place He Xiao?"
"Of course it's Yuquan Palace."
Qiu Long’s mind raced. Before the Emperor Liujiang erupted, Qingyang, He Xiao, Yuquan Palace... ?
Putting all these together, what is the king planning?
Yao Wang's smile was somewhat sinister: "When these two enemies meet, their eyes are full of jealousy. Who can predict what will happen?"
Qiu Long had been with him for too long, and suddenly realized: "Yes! My king, my king is wise! That He Xiao is so bold, and he is not a Yao person. No one knows why he hates Qingyang Regent so much that he dares to take such a risk!"
But he was still secretly surprised.
He Xiao is the person who actually controls the progress of the Tianshui East Expansion Project. Before it was temporarily suspended, the construction of the new city was indeed on the right track. The king was willing to push this man out, regardless of the fact that a huge project worth tens of millions of taels might be affected!
To give up means to give up with pain.
It seems that the king has judged that the current crisis is imminent and has no choice but to sacrifice his most useful chess pieces!
……
Late at night.
Yongquan Villa, located on the outskirts of the city, has a tranquility that is unmatched by Tianshui City. Even the refugees did not come to cause trouble that night, and only the woods were swaying in the evening breeze.
The whole villa seemed to be immersed in sleep, and a night owl appeared from nowhere and started to make a sound: "Woo-woo-woo-woo-woo"
It seems even colder.
There are so many people in the villa, but originally only Dong Rui lived in a cave on a low hill. Both the hill and the cave are natural, with a stream in front of the hill and a large pond behind the hill.
The previous owner used this cave as a wine cellar. He Lingchuan specially widened and reinforced it to serve as Dong Rui's laboratory and residence.
When Dong Rui was still in the villa, the cave door was closed every day, and no one knew what he was doing inside. Even if the palace guards were curious, they could not force their way in to check.
After all, the owner of the manor is He Lingchuan, and he has the final say here.
Dong Rui had already fled, but he said he was out on business and would be back soon. So during his absence, the cave was temporarily closed and the door was guarded.
There was no one around in the middle of the night, even the fish in the pond were floating still.
There is nothing much to defend in a broken cave. Neither the palace guards nor the Yangshan guards usually go near this cave.
When the dark clouds blocked the moonlight, a black shadow with a hunched back and crouched waist quickly rushed to the front of the cave door and lowered his head to pick the lock.
However, the brass lock had no keyhole at all. The dark shadow turned the key over and over but couldn't find a place to put the tool.
Damn, how did this lock get put on there?
He naturally didn't know that this was a piece of junk that Dong Rui had picked up from the Ghost King's underground palace, and Songyang Mansion could use it after some repairs. This thing had no other use, except that only the owner could open it, and anyone else would be refused, so there was no need for a keyhole.
But the dark shadow was not stumped. Since the lock could not be opened, he tried to find a way to open the bolt.