EFB Chapter 1632 Diplomatic Disaster
Chapter 1632 Diplomatic Disaster
Chapter 1632 Diplomatic Disaster
Recently, state affairs have been frequent and Prince Yao has less and less time to rest. At this time, he is also summoning ministers to discuss the famine, and Yuwen Xu is also in the palace.
King Yao had rubbed his eyes twice, and Qiu Long saw red bloodshot in the corners of his eyes.
Originally, Yao Wang had the habit of taking a one-hour lunch break, but he was forced to cancel it recently. Today, he has been busy since morning.
Several princes wanted to share his worries, and King Yao also assigned them tasks, but the real decision-making was still up to him, the king of a country.
Qiu Long whispered, "Your Majesty, take a break."
King Yao shook his head and said in a low voice: "If you rest any longer, I won't have to wake up."
All the ministers were shocked and wondered why the king said that.
At this moment, the palace guard came hurriedly to report:
"Shi Songwei has confessed that he was instructed by brothers Shi Songen and Shi Songyang to bribe the heads of the seven warehouses in the southwest to collect public grain, and used a shell chamber of commerce to purchase new grain from the counties in the southwest, collecting a total of 3.15 million dan of grain!"
The ministers were in an uproar, only Yuwen Xu let out a long sigh.
Sure enough, He Xiao’s intelligence was accurate.
"Three hundred..." King Yao was also choked by the number.
The Shi family, a small and inconspicuous family in the southwest, was able to sweep up more than three million shi of grain!
shocking.
This is just the tip of the iceberg that Yuwenxu has found out. What about those things that are still lurking under the surface and have not been discovered?
No wonder the entire Yao country suffered from a severe famine. These corrupt and rebellious party members really stretched their tubes into thousands of villages and households, trying to suck away every grain of food!
"Borrowed a shell of a business association?" King Yao sneered, "Whose shell is this Shi family? Whose?"
How could a small Shi family have such great power and such strong capital?
There are even more powerful forces behind it. The Shi family itself is also a hollow shell!
No one in the Frost Fairy Palace dared to answer.
"Let them tell me where the grain is stored. I want this batch of grain back as soon as possible!" King Yao was more eager than ever to get the grain back. More than three million dan of grain could temporarily solve Tianshui City's urgent needs!
"Also, arrest Shi Songen and Shi Songyang immediately!" This clue is very important. King Yao urgently needs to capture useful witnesses and evidence related to Qingyang!
"Yes!"
Prince Yao glanced at Yuwen Xu, then asked Qiu Long, "I seem to have some impression of the name Shi Songen. What position did Shi Songwei say his cousin held?"
"Military Sima."
The military commander is a military officer with 400 men under his command.
There are more than a few hundred low-ranking military officers in Yao State, and the system has been reorganized several times over the years. It is impossible for King Yao to remember them all.
"Anyway, get me the information on these two people as soon as possible."
At this time, another palace servant came to report:
"The Regent and the Vega envoy have arrived!"
King Yao frowned, not even bothering to hide the impatience on his face.
He was already so busy, and Qingyang was here to cause trouble? Now every time this great regent showed up, nothing good happened.
As for the so-called special envoy from Bega who came from afar, he originally wanted to summon him again tomorrow morning.
But the palace maid's next sentence was: "Your Majesty, the Bega envoy seems to be injured."
Injured? King Yao was startled, and then he saw Qingyang leading a group of people straight into the hall, with more than ten guards behind them staying outside the hall.
The man next to her was about twenty years old, half a step behind Qingyang. His right hand seemed injured and was hung on his chest with a cloth strip.
There were purple bruises on his face and hands, and his cheeks were swollen.
The king and his ministers were surprised and didn't know what was going on.
Qingyang spoke first: "Your Majesty, this is the Beijia envoy Wu Linghe, the son of the Grand Ceremony Guest of Lingxu City."
The Grand Guest of Lingxu City was responsible for foreign affairs reception and the dispatch of envoys. As a result, this time he also sent his youngest son to Yao State.
"Please take a seat!" King Yao's face turned serious. "What's going on?"
Both the Beijia messenger and Qingyang smelled a bit like smoke and fire.
Qingyang's face darkened slightly: "Emissary Wu came to Youhu Cottage first and asked me to introduce him to the palace. As a result, the carriage encountered an explosion attack just as it reached Guanhekou!"
The emperor and his ministers present were all shocked: "This is really happening!"
The Bega envoy was attacked in his own country's capital. This, this, is a diplomatic disaster!
Wu Linghe said, "I was talking to the Regent when suddenly the carriage shook and everything went black. I knew nothing. When I woke up, seven of my escorts were killed in the explosion. If it weren't for the Regent's protection, I would have followed in their footsteps and would have had no chance of escaping."
He took a deep breath and said, "Your Majesty, I encountered an unknown attack as soon as I arrived in your country. This matter..."
King Yao said sternly: "I will investigate this matter thoroughly and give an explanation to the special envoy!"
After that, he turned around and ordered: "Quickly send someone to Guanhekou to investigate."
Since it was an explosion, there must be a scene.
Qingyang said calmly, "The explosives were buried right under the magnificent main gate at Guanhekou. The entire carriage was blown away, and the pit created on the ground was one and a half feet wide and seven or eight feet deep. Your Majesty, ordinary gunpowder does not have this kind of power."
She looked back and said, "Present it."
Yuan Xuan came up holding a mahogany plate.
On the tray were several pieces of pottery, burnt cotton rope, and some elastic sheets.
"This is a sample taken from the explosion pit." Qingyang explained, "You can send someone else there and get it. I'll bring it here for you to identify. Anyone here who recognizes it?"
The ministers looked at each other, and dared not speak.
Qingyang called out: "Yuwenxu, you follow 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 sighed.
Where else? Youhu Villa and Tianshui East Expansion Project both used this kind of explosives to split rocks and dig canals. He saw the construction team use it with his own eyes, and they 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 did not say "I" but "my country".
Wu Linghe's mission to Yao State represented Beijia. He was attacked and injured, so Beijia would certainly ask Yao State for an explanation.
Don’t forget, Qingyang was also bombed.
Qingyang is also an important person sent by Beijia!
It was a diplomatic disaster.
King Yao secretly sighed, but on the surface he said in a serious tone: "The envoy was attacked for no reason, which is outrageous 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 wound. Tonight-"
He was tired and had a feeling that this attack was not a simple case.
Things will be smooth if they are slow, so let's put it off for now. Qingyang really knows how to find the right time, and he did it in front of all the ministers.
However, Wu Linghe shook his head and said, "The suspect may be about to escape."
Qingyang also spoke up: "We should hurry up now, maybe we can still catch the murderer in time. We can investigate again at night, he may be hundreds of miles away."