What?

Wang Xuan frowned and slowly picked up the teacup, "Where did the news come from?"

He didn't think Tu Su Ziyuan was lying.

The deep courtyard was bright on the outside but filthy on the inside. He had heard many things before, so it was not surprising.

Since Tu Su Ziyuan aspired to be the head of the family, he didn't even want to get the bad name of harming his brothers, let alone such a gossipy thing as an idle man in the market.

He only had one thing on his mind and couldn't speak.

Originally, I saw that the King of Qinzhou had something to ask for, and I was planning to ask for a favor. Even if the real culprit could not be found, I could just pretend to be a monster and get away with it. All parties had explanations.

But now, I'm afraid I can't even mention it.

"The news came from a witch doctor in the city."

Tu Su Ziyuan said in a deep voice: "Someone once asked him for help in refining a pill to hide ghost fetuses. They asked that no abnormality should be seen within three months and that they could be killed at any time. It just happened that that person came from the palace."

"Another maid from our Tu Su family who was placed in the palace revealed that the King of Qinzhou had not favored this concubine for a year, but she suddenly became addicted to acid and overeating. She had to eat wind snake meat at every meal. It was the elixir

Medicine guide."

Wang Xuan thought thoughtfully, "Where are the people?"

Tu Su Ziyuan shook his head and said: "They are all dead."

"I have asked Ziming that on the day of the princess's birthday, he happened to be in Anqing City, so he came to deliver congratulatory gifts. After drinking a few drinks with the guests, he fell unconscious. When he woke up, he was already in the concubine's boudoir. She was naked and her throat bones were gone.

Broken, obviously strangled to death."

"There should be two parties involved in this matter. A certain young master in the palace put the blame on Zi Ming, and then the person who resold the Earth Yuan Leihuo Pearl in Shancheng took the blame, creating a dead end."

Wang Xuan narrowed his eyes slightly, "Brother Ziyuan is dishonest. I'm afraid you know exactly who is blaming Shancheng."

Tu Su Ziyuan was silent for a moment, "He is a brother from Patriarch Lie's house, so this matter cannot be investigated."

Wang Xuan shook his head and sneered, "Although the investigation cannot be carried out, there are still suspicions. But now that the blame has been given to Ziming, that house will have another chance. You not only want to clear yourself of the suspicion, but also remove the stumbling blocks, right?

"

Tu Su Ziyuan's expression remained unchanged, "Wang Duwei guessed it right. By helping Ziming, I am also helping myself."

Wang Xuan was relieved when the other party told the truth. He thought for a moment and said, "Now there are two opponents."

"One is a prince of the royal family, and it is related to a scandal in the royal family. Even if the King of Qinzhou is aware of it, he will correct the mistake and let the matter go away."

"One of them is your Tusu Mountain City disciples. They will also make this happen. Maybe the witch doctor will be the one to silence them..."

"No, there should be others."

A voice suddenly sounded next to me.

Wang and Xuan did not avoid Mo Qingrou when they were talking. She didn't care at first and helped them pour tea, but she suddenly spoke up halfway through the conversation.

"oh?"

Wang Xuan smiled and said, "Madam, please tell me."

Mo Qingrou shook her head and said: "You have ignored that concubine. If she is pregnant with something evil, you can either be afraid from the beginning and beat her away directly, or you can be extremely affectionate and find a way to leave the palace to give birth to a child, use elixirs to cover up Yue Yue and then

Aborting it is clearly using the fetus in the belly as a bargaining chip..."

Wang Xuan thought thoughtfully, "Then there is a problem with my concubine's identity!"

Tu Su Ziyuan then said: "I have checked and found out that the concubine was originally a singer who traveled around the world. Three years ago, she sang in the palace and was favored by the King of Qinzhou."

"She rarely interacts with people in the palace and is not jealous, so she is gradually left out and nothing else can be found..."

At this moment, the two of them stopped talking and looked out the window. They saw Qi Long striding into the courtyard, cupping his hands and saying, "Sir, the King of Qinzhou has sent someone to invite you."

Wang Xuan knew in his heart that the King of Qinzhou finally wanted to get down to business.

Tu Su Ziyuan also stood up and said: "Since Mr. Wang has something to do, I will take my leave first and tell you what I find out."

Before leaving, he suddenly turned around and said: "There is one more thing. Mr. Wang made concessions in Bingzhou to benefit the people. Many people in Qinzhou planned to move to Bingzhou. The king of Qinzhou wanted to follow this path and forced the family to stabilize the price of food. If not, Yongan supports me, I’m afraid I won’t be able to do this.”

After saying that, he turned around and left.

Wang Xuan also suddenly realized that this was what the King of Qinzhou had planned.

Tu Su Ziyuan released the news to show his goodwill. It is estimated that another force in the mountain city is also giving him a headache, so he can only find a way to rescue Tu Su Ziming and attack the opponent.

They are not fuel-efficient lamps...

Wang Xuan shook his head slightly, and then under the guidance of the internal guards, he came to a garden facing the lake.

At this time, the heavy snow had stopped, the rockery was covered with snow, and the bright moon was shining brightly. The maid carried a lantern and walked forward, while the King of Qinzhou was warming tea and brewing wine in the pavilion.

"Captain Wang is here."

The King of Qinzhou smiled kindly and said, "The first snowfall in the bright moon is also a sight to behold in the palace. How about having a few drinks with me."

Wang Xuan cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty is elegant, and I will take care of you."

After sitting down, the King of Qinzhou chatted for a few words, then shook his head and sighed: "Wang Duwei is not only a military genius, but also a very successful businessman in Yong'an. I have pity on Qinzhou last year due to drought, insufficient grain production, and high food prices in various states. , I wonder if Yongan can release some at a fair price?"

Wang Xuan knew the other party's plan, so he naturally knew what was going on, and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty's words will certainly be easy to handle. I wonder how much your Majesty needs?"

The King of Qinzhou took a sip of tea and said, "In the next two years, 30% of Taikang New City's grain production will be purchased at a fair price."

30% price parity, in the next two years?

Wang Xuan immediately understood the other party's plan.

Such a small amount of grain is enough to feed the people of a county, but it is not enough for a state.

What the King of Qinzhou wanted was news, to get grain at a fair price and to suppress grain prices.

This is learning from Yong'an. As long as the price of food in Anqing City drops, and the food stamp system is introduced, if there are a few more companies to help, the entire Qinzhou will have to let Li Ping suppress food prices, or the population of the counties governed by the family lineage will quickly outflow. .

"This is a bit difficult to handle..."

Wang Xuan frowned, so it was difficult to do anything.

Even if there was no murder of Su Ziming, and even if the two families were in the same camp, it would still be inappropriate to just talk and take it away.

You must know that food and population are now strategic resources and the foundation for future development.

King Qinzhou stroked his beard and said with a smile: "Of course I will not let Captain Wang suffer a loss."

"I heard that Yong'an is purchasing the blood of spiritual beasts recently. This kind of thing is rare. Experts from all over the world have gone deep into the four wilderness. Even if they find powerful spiritual beasts and kill them, they must seal them with secret methods. You can imagine the danger."

"Better spirit beast blood is of great use in refining elixirs, making talismans, and refining weapons, so it will not be easily leaked out. It just so happens that the spirit beast blood obtained by the royal family during this period is in my hands..."

Old fox!

Wang Xuan was speechless.

When leaving Yong'an, Mo Huaixian told him that the price of spirit beast blood had soared during this period, and there was still very little supply. King Bingzhou asked about it and found that the supply of blood was also scarce in Shendu. It turned out to be the fault of King Qinzhou.

The human race has four borders. There are barbarians in the Black Abyss Icefield in the north, ghosts in the south, and the vast sea in the east. No matter how high your cultivation level is, you have to leave it to fate.

Therefore, Xihuang Daze became the only choice.

Qinzhou is in the Western Territory of Great Yan, and it is the only way to enter the Western Wilderness and Great Swamp. It is not easy to do anything.

Wang Xuan was not angry at all, it was just a common tactic, just trying to gain more bargaining chips.

Thinking of this, he frowned and said: "There is no need to worry about the blood of the spirit beasts, but Yong'an has a large influx of people this year. If there is no food, I will have no confidence..."

Little fox!

This means that it is not enough.

The King of Qinzhou took a sip of tea, nodded and said: "This is also a lack of consideration on my part, but there is something that Captain Wang might be interested in."

As he spoke, he took out a round stone slab from his arms.

The stone slab is extremely old. Although the edges are somewhat damaged, it is generally well preserved. It is covered with densely packed fine crystals, like glass on sandstone.

It seems messy, but also seems to be full of some kind of charm.

Wang Xuan narrowed his eyes and said, "My lord, what is this?"

The King of Qinzhou smiled and said: "Captain Wang must also know that the Western Wasteland and Qinzhou are separated by a vast desert, which is rumored to be an ancient battlefield."

"The Fantasy Star Sea, one of the ten most forbidden places in Middle-earth, is located within it. Occasionally, travelers in the desert see wild mirages, with ferocious beasts and ancestors fighting in melee, but few people who enter the Fantasy Star Sea can come out."

"A hundred years ago, someone accidentally entered the Fantasy Star Sea and obtained this object. It was rumored that it was an ancient military map, which caused a bloody storm, but in the end no one could figure it out and it fell into the hands of this king..."

Wang Xuan smiled and said: "Your Majesty is joking. There are so many talented people who can't understand them. How can I be so virtuous and capable?"

The King of Qinzhou smiled and handed over the slate, "Captain Wang will know after you take a look."

After Wang Xuan took it, he looked at it carefully.

The broken crystals on those stone slabs may seem ordinary, but if you concentrate on them, they will look like stars in the sky, dazzling you and making you feel bored...

Wang Xuan's eyesight went dark, he quickly looked away, and said solemnly: "This is a visualization picture!"

King Qinzhou Fusu smiled and said: "Yes, it is a rare military strategist's visualization diagram. Something of this level is at least inscribed by an earthly immortal, but it is too incomplete and difficult to understand."

"Wang Duwei is a military prodigy. Maybe he can learn something from it and it will help him join the Taotie Army in the future."
To be continued...