pertwk Chapter 1627 Key Evidence
Chapter 1627 Key Evidence
Chapter 1627 Key Evidence
Wanqi Feng's expression changed slightly: "Could it be that King Yao wants to deal with you?"
"Oh, what else? Could it be that Zhao Song suddenly developed evil intentions? Could it be that Han Zheng wanted to break into the old boss's cave and steal some specimens?"
He Lingchuan's heart moved, and he suddenly said: "There are two things you need to do immediately - do you know Han Zheng?"
"I recognize it."
He Lingchuan then took out the magic weapon "Xili Dongtian" from his arms and handed it to Wanqi Feng: "He went to patrol outside the village this morning. You arrange for someone to knock him down and quietly bring him into my yard. Don't let anyone find him. This is the first thing to do."
"Yes, I'll let Aliang do it."
At this moment, a guard outside reported:
"My lord, Lord Zhao is here."
Although Zhao Song also lived in Yongquan Villa, He Lingchuan's courtyard and study were guarded by Yangshan guards. If he wanted to meet, he had to pass on the message.
He Lingchuan took out another piece of information from the storage ring and handed it to Wanqi Feng, quickly explaining a few words.
As soon as Wanqi Feng heard the content, he knew that the matter was serious, so he carefully wrote down every word.
"Understand? This is the second thing."
"Understood!"
"Time is short and the task is heavy, hurry up and handle it!"
Wanqi Feng turned and left.
He Lingchuan then spoke and invited Zhao Song to come in.
This was not the first time Zhao Song came back, and he was even somewhat familiar with the scenery here. He Lingchuan's residence was located in the middle and west of Yongquan Villa. It was not originally the main building, but he liked the scenery on the west side and it was closer to the gate of the villa, so he decided to stay here.
Zhao Song didn't think much about it at first. The scenery to the west was indeed nice, with flowers blooming in the summer and maple and oak trees in the autumn. There was also a spring in the yard, bubbling with water all year round.
But after he received the task assigned by King Yao, he couldn't help but wonder if He Xiao had any intention of living on the west side of the villa?
The yard is quite large, and he used to only walk along the middle path, not visiting every corner.
He Lingchuan's residence is guarded at all times.
For example, the two rows of dwarf pines are close to the base of the wall. Can we use them as cover to dig a tunnel leading to the outside world?
He had already sent the bird demon to secretly look around, and indeed he did not see anything unusual, and the bird demon always felt that there was something watching it in the yard. So, Zhao Song thought that seeing is believing.
He Lingchuan strode out, smiling: "Brother Zhao!"
He is always so enthusiastic.
"I heard that the formation for collecting spiritual fluid has been completed?"
"It's done and debugged. Several palace guards are here to help."
Zhao Song shook the wine jar in his hand and said, "Brother He, you are rarely free. How about I invite you to have a couple of glasses of wine? This wine is the tribute from Mangzhou this spring. I stole two jars."
"Oh? Good!" He Lingchuan invited him into the house. "What's the situation in the palace?"
"It's not good. It's the same in the city and the palace. People are a little nervous." Zhao Song shook his head. "Everyone is talking about the Emperor's Night of Flowing Blood. Alas, I don't know whether it is a blessing or a curse."
It is certainly a good thing that the Emperor's flowing water benefits all living things, but its timing is a bit unfortunate, as Tianshui City is in dire straits.
With human nature going crazy and refugees rioting, Yao Ting was also worried.
He Lingchuan smiled: "After passing this level, the rest will be smooth sailing."
Why are Yaoting and Tianshui City in such a mess? Isn't it because Qingyang took advantage of the night of Emperor Liujiang's eruption to cause trouble?
Zhao Song took the initiative to find him, and he was not polite and asked about the whole story of how so many high-ranking officials were successively brought down.
The two men chatted happily and drank a lot of wine. The two jars of wine that Zhao Song brought were empty in a blink of an eye. He Lingchuan then told his men to go to the wine cellar to get some wine, and they continued drinking.
At this time, Zhao Song stood up and touched his stomach: "I have to go..."
He Lingchuan pointed his hand backwards and said, "Go fifteen steps back and turn left."
Zhao Song took the opportunity to look for the thatched cottage and sneaked all the way to the back.
Even in winter, this courtyard is well maintained. There is a spring in the backyard, and when you walk over, you can feel the hot steam blowing in your face. White steam is constantly rising from the surface of the spring, and the small circle of plants around it is also green and unaffected by the cold.
Zhao Song walked quickly around the backyard. The ground was solid soil with no hollow areas that had been dug out, so it didn't look like there was a tunnel.
The shady walls were covered with moss, the sunny sides were mottled with mud, and there was no formation drawn on them.
He went to a thatched hut and went back, saying to He Lingchuan, "It's too warm in your room. I'm sweating all over after eating. Shall we go to the pavilion outside to cook some wine?"
He Lingchuan certainly wouldn't object: "Let's go."
The two moved the wine table to the outdoor pavilion, brushed off the thin ice on the stone chairs, and chatted while brewing wine.
After eating for a full hour, it was He Lingchuan's turn to touch his stomach and go to the Five Grains Cycle.
Just as he was about to walk to the thatched cottage, Jingzi snorted, "What on earth is this guy doing here? Testing you? Doesn't he know his own worth?"
Even Bai Ziqi himself was turned down when he tried to test its owner. How capable is Zhao Song to get any information out of him?
"He just took advantage of the Five Grains Reincarnation to walk around the backyard, and then went to the outdoor pavilion to look down at the surroundings." He Lingchuan smiled, "It seems that I am not the one he wants to test."
"Besides, his attitude is what deserves scrutiny." Zhao Song led the palace guards to live in Yongquan Villa for more than two months. Usually, there were no such abnormalities. "Yao Ting, who is a public official with a regular salary, was cautious when he first came. Later, he was like on vacation in the villa. When he was free, he either ate, drank or gambled. Why did he suddenly become interested in every corner of the villa?"
Mirror immediately said: "Zhao Song's attitude is the attitude of King Yao!"
"Yes, it is probably King Yao who assigned him a new task."
Mirror immediately became nervous: "What could King Yao suspect? He wouldn't suspect that you are the Great Emperor Jiuyou, right?"
"There are many things that King Yao could be suspicious of. If he suspected that I was the Great Emperor Jiuyou, Zhao Song would not have invited me to drink, but would have directly escorted me into the city." He Lingchuan pondered, "The most likely possibility right now is that he is afraid that I will run away. After all, I still owe him a large sum of money."
The Tianshui East Expansion Project has been suspended. Now that He Lingchuan is free, is he planning to slip away?
The materials for Youhu Villa were all used to support the Tianshui East Expansion Project, and their own progress had stagnated. At the beginning, He Lingchuan and King Yao had reached an agreement in private that after selling the Jingshe, the profits would be shared with King Yao, which was called "gold plating", but the payment would be delayed for three months.
King Yao was probably also worried that He Xiao would abscond with the money when the three-month deadline approached.
Mirror exclaimed, "Zhao Song and his men are tinkering around in the villa. Are they looking for a tunnel? King Yao thought you could dig a tunnel to escape?"
It laughed out loud: "Ahahahaha, this old thing has a really rich imagination. Digging a tunnel, ahahaha, digging a tunnel to escape--"
"——He actually guessed it right!" His tone suddenly took a turn for the worse.
He Lingchuan couldn't help but laugh. This mirror always provided him with emotional value.
At this time, Wanqi Liang came back from outside and bowed to him respectfully: "My lord, it's settled."
He completed what He Lingchuan asked him to do.
"Go ahead." He Lingchuan pointed towards the main building and went to find Zhao Song.
"Now Bai Ziqi can't tolerate you, and King Yao can't tolerate you either." Mirror started to get anxious again, "Hey, when are you leaving?"
"You should ask when 'we' will leave." He Lingchuan knocked on the mirror, which always liked to clean itself. "I'm going to wait for the last signal."
"Signal?"
……
Wanqi Feng left Yongquan Villa, whipped his horse all the way into the city, and went straight to Yuwen's house. As soon as he got off the horse, he asked to see Yuwen Xu.
He was He Xiao's retainer, and Yuwen Xu was very familiar with He Xiao, and had met Wanqi Feng countless times. After the gatekeeper passed the message, he was quickly led in.
Yuwen Xu was determining the position of the formation with the housekeeper. The Yuwen family was also preparing to collect the Emperor's Flowing Liquid. Seeing Wanqi Feng coming in, he casually said, "Oh, Brother He, what do you have..."
Wanqi Feng clasped his fists and said solemnly: "My lord ordered me to come here on horseback to hand over something to Lord Yuwen."
"Brother He, do you have something for me?" Yu Wenxu was slightly surprised and stretched out his hand to him, "Give it to me and let me see it."
Wanqi Feng glanced at the butler present and stood there in silence.
Yuwen Xu then realized something was wrong, and dismissed the housekeeper and the people in the room, leaving only a personal attendant: "Is that all right?"
Wanqi Feng then took out a set of information and handed it over with both hands.
Yuwenxu took it, opened it and looked at it for a while, then he was stunned: "What is this?"
"Evidence." Wanqi Feng said word by word, "My master said that this is evidence that the Shi family of Xincheng secretly manipulated the Kongbao Company to frantically purchase millions of shi of grain in the three southwest regions in the past two months!"
As one of the most trusted officials and merchants of King Yao, Yuwen Xu usually deals with large quantities of goods, but when he heard this number, he still exclaimed, "Several million shi!"
Outrageous, outrageous!
Millions of koku! Even if the allied forces fighting in the west were to expand several times, there would be enough food to feed them all!
In the current Yao Kingdom, which local clan would not try to "buy grain like crazy"? The national famine has begun. Tianshui City, as the capital, is doing its best to ensure supply, which is still good. The famine in other parts of Yao Kingdom is even more serious.
But Wanqi Feng said "two months ago", when Yao Kingdom was still prosperous and peaceful, why did the Shi family buy so much grain?
There were also some terrifying words like "secret manipulation" and "empty contract business" mixed in. Yuwen Xu calmed down and read on carefully.
The more he looked, the faster his heart beat, and the more surprised he was!
The evidence was quite solid, with receipts for multiple purchases, inventory locations, and even letters from the Shi family instructing the Kongbao Company, as well as confessions from the company!
Let’s put it this way, based on this complete set of materials alone, the Chief Justice can immediately approve the arrest of the Shi brothers!
Having been in the officialdom of Yao State for many years, Yuwen Xu understood the current situation and King Yao's state of mind much more deeply than ordinary people.
The evidence sent by He Xiao pointed to a vivid clue:
The Shi family of Xincheng is also a participant in raising grain prices and creating a famine!
The reason why it is called "participation" is that Xincheng is just a small city, and the Shi family is just a local clan. It may be able to call the shots in Xincheng, but it is insignificant in the entire Yao country.
Therefore, the Shi family must not be the mastermind behind the scenes, but they are the "breakthrough" that King Yao is looking for!