"What do you mean? Tell me clearly!" Wu Fa was shocked when he heard what the old man said.

"This..." The old man was obviously a little hesitant.

Wu Fa is not a fool, he naturally sees that there must be a hidden secret in this.

"Old man, you said, I will make the decision for you today!" Wu Fa's face was still ashen, but he tried his best to control his tone.

"I am a widower? Are you the king?" However, when the old man heard Wu Fa calling himself a widower, his expression changed instantly.

When he thought that the person who had just spoken to him was actually King Wu, the old man was so frightened that he immediately fell to the ground.

Wu Fa looked at the old man who was prostrated on the ground and trembling, and he knew that he couldn't ask anything.

So, Wu Fa turned his head to the corps commander who was still in a daze and scolded, "Say what you say!"

The corps commander learned that the person standing in front of him was King Wu.

He suddenly fell into a dilemma. He didn't know whether Wu Fa would deal with those corrupt officials after he said it. If Wu Fa was willing to deal with it, it would be okay.

He could use his own life to exchange for the livelihood of the people in the city.

However, if you are unwilling to deal with it, then I am afraid that everyone present, except Wu Fa, will die. And he will be the first!

However, when Captain Gou glanced at the people on the side, he knew that even if he didn't say anything today, these people would be without porridge in ten days at most.

Since both the left and right are dead, it’s better to give it a try!

"Your Majesty! This matter involves too much! I don't dare to say nonsense! It's just that there is not much food in the city!" said the captain.

"How is that possible! I remember that before the Qin army besieged the city, there were still more than three million stones of food and grass in the city." Wu Fa was shocked when he heard what Commander Wu said.

"If your Majesty doesn't believe it, you can go to the grain depot and take a look!" Wu Zhang heard Wu Fa's words and said immediately.

In fact, at this time, Wu Fa had already believed what the corps commander said, because this matter could not be hidden at all.

Just like what the corps leader said, he could tell whether it was true or false as long as he went to the grain depot and took a look.

"I ask you, where is this food and grass?" Wu Fa asked suppressing his anger.

"This..." The corps commander seemed a little hesitant.

"Say!" Wu Fa roared at the corps leader.

The captain trembled immediately, "Go back to the king! These grains and grass have been divided among the noble families."

"What! The aristocratic family! How dare they!" As soon as Wu Fa heard what the corps leader said, he suddenly felt that he could not suppress his anger.

"Wu Wei! Take someone to the grain depot to check it out!" Wu Fa turned to his personal guard general and said.

"Yes!" Wu Wei heard Wu Fa's words and quickly agreed. Then he hurriedly led a group of soldiers towards the grain depot in the city.

In less than half an hour, Wu Wei ran back sweating profusely.

When Wu Fa saw Wu Wei like this, his heart suddenly skipped a beat. He understood that his grain depot should be really empty.

"Your Majesty, the general has checked the grain depot and the grain stored in it..." Wu Wei was sweating profusely and did not dare to speak directly.

"Tell me! How much food is left?" Wu Fa asked.

When Wu Wei heard Wu Fa's words, he quickly lowered his head and said, "The grain stored in it is less than 300,000 dan!"

"What! Only three hundred thousand stones!" When Wu Fa heard this number, his body suddenly shook.

"Your Majesty!" Wu Wei saw Wu Fa standing unsteadily and quickly went up to help Wu Fa.

"Let me check! I want to see who it is! Dare to take military rations privately at this time!" After saying this, Wu Fa fainted in anger.

When Wu Wei saw Wu Fa fainted, he quickly asked his soldiers to carry Wu Fa back to the palace, and sent someone to notify Sun Gong.

When the people around him saw Wu Fa fainting from anger, they immediately fell to their knees.

Wu Wei glanced at the corps commander and the civilians who were still being held in custody, and he sighed deeply.

Wu Wei waved to the soldiers escorting the corps commander, and then said to the people around him, "Everyone, please get up first. The king will give you an answer on this matter."

After saying that, Wu Wei led the imperial army to escort Wu Fa back to the palace.

When Wu Fa woke up again, it was already dark.

"Your Majesty." Wu Wei saw that Wu Fa was awake and quickly stepped forward to help Wu Fa up and let him sit on the soft floor.

"Have you checked it out?" Wu Fa asked immediately as he sat up.

"It's almost time to return to the king, but this matter involves too many people." Wu Wei said softly to Wu Fa.

In fact, this matter is not difficult. At this time, there are only a few people who have access to the granary. Apart from the prime minister and the chief agricultural officer, only the treasurer and the doctor who manage the daily grain distribution can have access to the granary.

The treasurer is just a little shrimp, and he has no guts to open a granary privately. In other words, this matter was caused by the prime minister and Da Sinong.

Although on the surface, only Prime Minister Fang Ji and Grand Sinong Qiu Yu were there, anyone with a discerning eye would know at a glance that they did not have the courage to embezzle millions of grains and grains.

I'm afraid that the interests and powerful people behind this are no longer something he, a personal guard general, can handle.

Therefore, after Wu Wei found out that it was Fang Ji and Qiu Yu, he stopped immediately. He had to get Wu Fa's support before he dared to continue the investigation.

"Tell me! Who is behind this!" Wu Fa reached out and rubbed his forehead.

"Your Majesty, the Prime Minister and Da Sinong came forward in this matter, but there may be too many interests involved behind this," Wu Wei said.

"Check! Keep checking for me!" When Wu Fa heard that the Prime Minister and Da Sinong were involved, he suddenly felt a headache again.

These two people were both veterans. Although he had known for a long time that their hands were dirty, he did not expect that at this time, these two people would still dare to reach out.

This had already touched Wu Fa's bottom line, so he felt that he had to punish him severely. Otherwise, there would be no need to defend Gusu and he could just open the city and surrender, which would be quicker.

"But, Your Majesty, they still have military power in their hands. I am worried, in case..." Wu Wei did not continue, but the meaning was already obvious.

The prime minister was a veteran of the two dynasties and had many disciples and former officials. Among these people, there were also those who served in the military.

Wu Wei was worried that if the prime minister and others were pushed into a hurry, they would cause trouble in the city.

You must know that the Qin army is still outside the city. If there is chaos in the city and someone opens the city gate, then the Wu Kingdom will really be doomed.

After hearing Wu Wei's words, Wu Fa frowned. But after a moment, he relaxed his brows.

He had actually figured it out. Now, the Qin State had an overall advantage, the Hu people had been defeated, and Jin and Zhao were unable to move forward. On the contrary, the Qin State had taken advantage of everything in the north.

As for his own side, he has been restricted to Gusu, and the morale in the city is completely gone.

Looking at it this way, Gusu can no longer hold on.

Since you can't defend it, why should you defend it? Anyway, I am a dispensable role in Jin and Zhao. I don't have any big grudges with Qin.

Even if we help Jin and conquer the world, what will happen?

In this case, it is better to simply surrender to the Qin State. This world is so shameless. Whoever is stronger will surrender.

However, even if we want to surrender to Qin, we must clean out those moths one by one!
Chapter completed!