The trip has been delayed for ten days, and even if I put my wings on, I can't make it in time.
But Xiao Junjun did not dare to refute, "My son, I obey the order."
The news of the dispatch of the imperial guard camp spread like wildfire, and the people learned that the life-saving soldiers had only traveled a hundred miles. It was really...
According to the speed with which the royal family organizes funerals, all ten kings of Zhao have been buried.
It was so absurd that the common people didn't know what to say. They didn't dare to joke about the imperial power, so they could only pray silently in their hearts: God bless the Min Dynasty, and the God of War may perform a miracle.
Suddenly, the people have never had such ardent hopes. King Jin, hold on!
Of course, it is not ruled out that there are those who are born with courage. "With nothing, how about dying with bare hands? Let's not have too much hope. We should pack our things early so that we still have time to escape if we are defeated."
There are really not a few people who think this way.
When the news reached the old emperor's ears, he was so angry that he almost fainted.
But in the end, it was the imperial court that made a mistake, so Jing Zhaoyi had to let Jing Zhaoyi catch the rumor monger and put him in jail to discipline him and make sure he didn't cause any trouble.
Who wants to admit their mistakes? Especially the king.
The old emperor called the Minister of Household Affairs and the Ministry of War over, sternly rebuked him, and fined him a year's salary as a warning to others.
Many courtiers were secretly surprised that it was the Emperor...
The Royal Guards Battalion was dispatched and the broken bridge was repaired in less than half a day, allowing the escort team to continue moving forward.
When the imperial edict is issued urgently, the speed must not be less than eighty miles per day, otherwise he will be punished with his head.
It took half a day to repair the bridge, but the escort team said it would take three days... Ha, the old emperor looked at Xiao Junjun thoughtfully.
The old emperor said nothing more, but for the first time he doubted in his heart whether it was really right to make him the crown prince?
Let’s not talk about brothers and sisters, but even the country and the country dare to bet on it.
I hope that everything is just a matter of his paranoia, otherwise I don’t know what will happen if the country falls into his hands a hundred years later.
The old emperor was uneasy and hoped that King Jin would defend the northern border no matter what.
However, the house leaked and it rained continuously all night, and the boat was delayed and hit a rough wave.
The weather was extremely bad, the temperature dropped sharply, and the snow became heavier as we went further north. Many of the escort team fell ill from traveling day and night.
Let alone walking eighty miles every day, even if you risk your life, you won't be able to reach fifty miles.
On the fifth day, bad news reached the capital.
The escort team encountered an avalanche while crossing the canyon, and all the people and 500,000 taels of silver were buried.
The people of the capital were shocked, and the imperial court was caught off guard.
The old emperor's anger and blood boiled, and he almost spit out a mouthful of phlegm and blood.
There were a lot of discussions among the people, and rumors spread in the dust, saying that there was an ominous sign from the sky and that disaster would befall the country of Min.
When one Buddha ascended to heaven and two Buddhas were born, the old emperor quickly asked Qin Tianjian to observe the celestial phenomena at night.
It snowed heavily in the capital, and it was pitch black at night, so I couldn't see anything, so I had to use divination instead, and the tortoise shell cracked at the sound.
The officials of the Qintian Prison were shocked and said, "It's fierce, it's a fierce shield! This is a fierce shield!"
The news spread like wildfire and fermented wildly among the people. They said everything, and the more they said it, the more unpleasant it became. Some people even slapped the table without hesitation, "This is not a natural disaster, this is a man-made disaster!"
There were spies in Min's official circles who deliberately used this trick to kill the King of Jin, so that the enemy could be defeated without a fight.
The old emperor, "..."
Xiao Junshao, "..."
In any case, the imperial court's rescue arrived as soon as possible.
But no matter how fast they were, they couldn't outrun the people and bandits from nearby counties, and the scene was dug into a mess.
There were footprints everywhere, empty silver boxes, and corpses of the escort team that had turned purple from the cold.
There were no horses. According to a scavenger holding a horse leg at the scene, it was said that the famished people robbed the money and dismembered the horses and took them away.
The bandit grabbed more, and directly tied a rope to snatch the horse body away. He arrived late and only managed to grab a leg.
The government soldiers were divided into two groups, one to track down the lost military pay, the other to investigate the case, and collect the bodies of the victims.
After counting the corpses several times, it was discovered that there was one more. After an inquest, it was determined that he died in the same avalanche as the escort team.
However, there was something fishy about the place where the body was found. The escort team was all buried alive right below the canyon, and this person was found at the entrance of the canyon.
The middle-aged man is well-dressed and has no luggage on him. He does not look like a traveler traveling through mountains and rivers.
Judging from the government's experience in judging cases, the deceased should have had some status.
There are nine caves and eighteen villages here, all of which are nests of bandits, but few of them have made it big. Logically speaking, they don't have the guts to rob the imperial court of military pay, but who dares to guarantee it?
After visiting and investigating, an Orion who was closest to the canyon provided information, saying that he seemed to have heard shouts before the avalanche, but because of the heavy wind and snow at the time, he was not sure.
If there really is a cry, the avalanche is most likely not a natural disaster but a man-made disaster.
The incident was so serious that the officials did not dare to stay, so they took the body back to Beijing and handed it over to Jing Zhaoyin.
The person who froze to death in the avalanche is very scary. His whole body is black and purple, his face is distorted, and it is not easy to identify him.
Dali Temple received the holy order and jointly handled the case with Jingzhao Yin Yamen.
The corpses in the escort team have been verified by their families, and only the extra corpse remains a mystery.
After hearing the case description, Dali Si, who had rich experience in handling cases, felt that this was no accident and decided to start with the unknown corpse.
Dali Temple, Jing Zhaoyin and other officials came to the morgue in person and stared at the unnamed corpse. Among them, the expressions of Dali Temple Minister and Jing Zhaoyin changed. They were so shocked that they were so shocked that the hairs on their bodies stood up.
They are both thousand-year-old foxes, and you can tell they recognize each other just by looking at them.
This is such a big case, involving five hundred thousand taels of military pay, that even if you have selfish motives, you would not dare to cover it up.
The two people with numb scalps discussed it and hurriedly got into the sedan chair and headed to the East Palace.
Xiao Junjun knew that he was in trouble when he heard the news that the military pay was buried by the avalanche. It didn't matter if the military pay was sent to the northern border a few days late. It just killed the vigor of the northern border army. But if it didn't arrive completely and caused the front line to collapse, that would be trouble.
If we really want to pursue it, even if he can escape from it, I'm afraid his father will be suspicious of him.
No matter how hard I calculated, I never thought there would be an avalanche.
The loss of half a million military pay meant that it was impossible for the imperial court to raise military funds again and send them to the north again.
It was allocated from the northern states and counties, but the local government could not raise so much money in a short time.
It's only snowed for a few days, why is there an avalanche?
His eyelids were twitching, and he was just about to go out to find Lin Wanyue, when he saw the Dali Temple Qing and Jing Zhaoyin head-on.
Knowing the purpose of their visit, Xiao Junjun looked shocked, "You mean, Zhou Yi appeared in the canyon?"
Zhou Yi is a disciple of the East Palace, and his talents are not particularly outstanding among the disciples. I don’t know why Lin Wanyue chose him at a glance.
However, this man was good at discerning, and he and Lin Wanyue actually captured Xu Hu from Wuyang Mountain.
Wait, Wuyang Mountain is only a hundred miles away from the avalanche canyon. Is it possible that Xu Hu is selling dog meat like a sheep?
Xiao Junjun called the housekeeper and found out that Zhou Yi had taken leave a few days ago, and he was busy handling court affairs and presiding over the funeral of King Zhao, and had no time to come back for several days.