"Young Master, are you saying that the real purpose of the Northern Liang Army's march south this time is to get new grains from Qi?"
He was surprised: "Are the rumors true?"
This place is remote, more than 1,200 miles away from the capital, but the legends in the capital can still be reached.
The legend that an acre can produce tens of thousands of kilograms of new grain has long been spread to various places, and countless people laughed at it.
I felt that it was another damn sorcerer who deceived the emperor and the short-sighted courtiers.
Therefore, Wei Ran was somewhat suspicious of Fang Jue.
"Why does General Wei think that such food cannot exist in the world?" Fang Jue sighed.
He could understand that this epoch-making change was really hard for people to calm down.
If it is a person with poor quality, I am afraid that he will be yelled at and called a liar.
"I don't dare..." Wei Ran immediately paid attention to his tone. He didn't dare to offend his young master.
Ye Hongyi said: "Fang... Young Master had already deployed outside the capital before entering the capital. The output of the new grain has not been faked. General Wei, please don't treat it as a small matter."
"That's natural..."
Wei Ran understood immediately.
If the legend about the high yield of new grains is true...then it is understandable that Beiliang goes to great lengths to do this.
"Actually..." A general opened his mouth, wanting to say something.
However, Wei Ran glared at him. He was very familiar with his own people and naturally knew the character of each general.
Although some words are correct, they cannot be said easily in the face of the position.
The general realized something and said nothing more.
Lu Xin said: "If the intentions of the Northern Liang Army are based on Xinliang, they must quickly alert the garrison in Qi...especially His Highness the King of Qi. He is in the palace of Qi, and Xinliang is also in his hands..."
Everyone understood what he meant.
Once the Northern Liang army enters Qi, they will definitely search for grain and seeds, and they will definitely go to the Prince of Qi's Mansion. The Prince of Qi will be in danger.
Fang Jue said: "I have already reminded Mr. Xiao of the Xuanjian Division to go to the ground."
"What I'm worried about is that there are already spies in Qi in Beiliang, and this matter has been confirmed... The reply from Emperor Zun Pavilion told me about a long history of Prince Qi's palace, and there is a relationship with Long Xuewei in Beiliang.
connect."
"Long Xuewei?"
Everyone was surprised, Long Xuewei was Beiliang's intelligence organization, the same as Daxia's Xuanjian Division.
That Chang Shi had contact with Long Xuewei meant that he must have been a spy arranged by Beiliang in the early days.
"Being able to place people in Prince Qi's Mansion... my ancestors have been dormant in Qi for at least three generations..." As a member of the Xuanjian Division, Ye Hongyi is very aware of the censorship system of her own officials.
Anyone employed by the royal family must have a clean family background. It is impossible to pass the review and enter this circle without checking three generations.
"It's really a lot of painstaking work... but it's worth exposing this spy for the sake of new food, as long as they can get new food." Bai Qing said lightly.
We have already mastered the art of placing spies between countries, and we have hidden spies for five or six generations, let alone three generations.
However, these spies will not reveal their identity unless absolutely necessary, and may even work hard and dedicate themselves to the enemy's country.
It's completely impossible to guess who is who and who isn't.
"There is a long history working in the palace, so it is too easy to get new food." Lin Bei shook his head.
"I'm afraid they have already succeeded." Wei Ran also worried.
The grain that the young master handed over to King Qi was so much that even if a few hundred kilograms were lost, it might not be easily noticed.
By the time the people in Prince Qi's Mansion came to their senses, they were afraid that the instigator had already escaped and returned to Beiliang.
Then Beiliang will win this war.
Fang Juedao: "That's why I asked Chief Xiao to go straight to Qidi and block all exit methods. Even if they get new food, they can't take it away."
"Young Master is really quick-thinking," Wei Ran said.
Everyone agreed.
Fang Jue had already adapted to such low-level horses and shook his head.
"Then, I wonder what we can do?" Wei Ran asked.
Fang Jue said: "Over Qidi, leave it to Chief Xiao. I believe Xuanjian Division can hold it down."
"That's right, master will definitely be able to handle it properly." Ye Hongyi is very confident that her master has never failed in handling matters.
"On our side... we just have to kill Luoyang's northern border army... at least we have to make him suffer heavy losses."
Everyone was aroused to fight.
"Master Wei, General Lin, I hope you two can try your best to cooperate with me in the future." Fang Ran said thoughtfully.
However, the two of them understood each other and said in unison: "I will obey the orders of the young master!"
…
Jinling City.
Inside the imperial palace, in Weiyang Palace.
Xiao Pingsi is planning to make up for the recent neglect of the imperial concubine.
He An's matter also made him suspicious, and he wanted to test whether the imperial concubine knew about it.
But soon, Xiao Pingsi gave up his doubts.
Because the He family has not been in the palace for many years, after the imperial concubine entered the palace, her meeting with her natal family was limited to annual visits.
The imperial concubine is very decent, knows her own identity, and should not have too many connections with her natal family.
First, he did not want to fall out of favor in the palace and bring trouble to his natal family.
She is also worried that someone in her mother's family will be disobedient and harm her and her children.
"His Majesty……"
When the two of them were having a romantic moment, Wang Feng barged in at an inappropriate time.
Yes, he rushed in with extremely fast footsteps, like a ghost.
Xiao Pingsi subconsciously threw the brush in his hand, and the tip of the brush pierced Wang Feng's black gauze hat like a sharp arrow. Wang Feng was shocked.
At this time, Xiao Pingsi raised his head and looked at the person who came. When he saw that it was Wang Feng, he stopped moving.
"Your Majesty is mighty." The imperial concubine's eyes sparkled. She had never known that her husband could have such outstanding martial arts skills.
The emperor narrowed his eyes and looked at the two men in warning: "No secrets are allowed to be revealed."
"Yes..." The imperial concubine nodded like a chicken pecking at rice, very sensible.
Needless to say, Wang Feng already knew that His Majesty knew martial arts.
"What happened, so reckless?" Xiao Pingsi frowned and looked at Wang Feng, full of questions.
In this palace, you have to be careful about what you say and do. If anyone collides with any noble person, he or she will die.
Especially, in front of the emperor, one must not lose etiquette.
Disrespect before the king is a crime that can lead to dismissal from office.
"Your Majesty..." Wang Feng glanced at the imperial concubine, not knowing whether it was appropriate for her to know about this matter.
Concubine He stood up sensibly and bowed slightly: "Your Majesty has confidential matters, and I have resigned."
"No need." Xiao Pingsi shook his head.
His biggest secret is his martial arts. This time, the imperial concubine knows about it, so there is nothing worth keeping secret.
Wang Feng also felt that there was no need to keep this matter too secret, after all, it was not Beijing's business.
Then he said: "Your Majesty, the young master sent back news along the way that Liangzhou is still in our hands."
"Is that a good thing?" Xiao Pingsi wondered, "Then why are you panicking?"
"Your Majesty... the young master also said that he suspects that the purpose of the Northern Liang Army going south this time is not to plunder the northwest... but to point the sword towards the northeast, with the intention of..."
"New food?!" Xiao Pingsi blurted out, then his pupils widened and he felt a cold air rising up his back.
"Exactly." Wang Feng said worriedly.
Concubine He was also shocked when she heard this: "New grain? But there are rumors in the capital that the young master has grown the grain in Fangjiazhuang, and the yield per mu can easily reach several thousand kilograms?"
On that day when Fangjiazhuang was collecting grain, all the officials of fifth rank and above in the capital went there, and not everyone was tight-lipped.
It has already spread among the high-level officials.
"Back to the imperial concubine, it's those new grains. The young master personally sent His Highness the King of Qi back to the vassal, and sent some grain seeds to Qi to promote trial planting..."
"The young master is worried that once those grains are obtained by the Beiliang people, they will become stronger in the future, and it will be more difficult for our country to regain the lost territory."
Although Wang Feng was an internal eunuch, he might have become a fourth-grade eunuch in charge and became the emperor's confidant, but he also had some passion and passion.
When I think that Beiliang will get new grain and achieve food abundance in the next few years, I immediately feel that it will affect the country and the country.
Xiao Pingsi, on the other hand, frowned, recalling the map of the northern border in his mind.
Immediately I found Liangzhou, Ganzhou, Lizhou...and then Qidi. This line is closely connected.
Once we form a defensive formation in Liangzhou, Suzhou, Ganzhou or Lizhou, it will not be that difficult to point our swords to the ground.
"Your Majesty, do you want to send someone to notify His Highness King Qi immediately to transfer new grain?" Wang Feng suggested.
"No……"
Xiao Pingsi narrowed his eyes: "Instruct the Black Dragon Riders, after stationing in Lizhou, to block all important roads in the north and not to rashly participate in the battle against the Beiliang Army."
"His Majesty?"
Wang Feng was stunned: "Aren't you going to rescue Liangzhou?"
"Hasn't the Young Master gone? What else are you worried about?"
Xiao Pingsi smiled and said: "Emperor Pavilion said he is an all-rounder, but I want to see if he can shake up the scene and if he can beat Na Luoyang."
"I'll send the order to the Xuanjian Division to take over all the state capitals near Prince Qi's Mansion. It can be done easily. Anyone who dares to stop the Xuanjian Division to protect the country will be authorized to kill first and report later!"
"Yes..." Wang Feng was shocked in his heart. This time the ground would be filled with blood.
Wang Feng, who went out to deliver the decree, suddenly wondered whether His Majesty intended to use this excuse to clean up the officialdom in Qi...
