It is said that the Taihuang who once ruled the world made his fortune here, so later generations called it Taizhou.
The Prince's Mansion of Qi was also established in Taizhou.
It is less than ten miles away from the government office of the state capital, and is located in the same "Taian City".
Early in the morning, many strange faces came to Tai'an City, startling the people in Prince Qi's Mansion and the Yamen of Prefecture.
Because they all know the identities of these people.
The Chilong uniform, missing one leg, is exactly the uniform worn by the people in the Xuanjian Division.
Master Futai of Taizhou went out to the Yamen in person to greet the envoy from the Xuanjian Division.
"I wonder what case Sir Xuanjian Division is here to investigate?" Mr. Futai chuckled, feeling quite panicked.
I was thinking about whether I had committed a crime recently and actually attracted the Xuanjian Division.
The official headed by the Hanging Sword Division held a token and said:
"I am the fourth-rank commander of the Xuanjian Division in the capital. Under the orders of Your Majesty and the Chief, I have temporarily taken over the prefecture's Yamen. Please cooperate with Mr. Futai." The commander of the Xuanjian Division said seriously.
The Futai smiled and said: "May I ask your envoy if you have His Majesty's decree or a cabinet document?"
The commander took out a secret edict from his arms.
Upon seeing this, the Futai immediately knelt down and said: "I, Huang Wei, the Taizhou Futai, accept the order..."
However, the commander grabbed him and handed him the imperial edict: "Sir, this is a secret edict, so there is no need to salute."
"You have to have it, haha..."
After receiving the imperial edict, Futai got up and opened it for inspection, but found nothing wrong.
He respectfully put away the imperial edict, and then made an invitation: "Everyone, please."
Just like the state government office, at this time another commander of the Xuanjian Division entered the military camp of the "Tai'an Army" garrisoned in Taizhou with an imperial edict.
With just a chilong suit, the general himself led all the generals in the camp to come out to greet him.
"General Bai Bin of the Tai'an Army, I wonder what important matters come to my Tai'an Army Camp, sir from the capital?"
In the crowd of Xuanjian Division, the fourth-level commander issued an imperial edict.
The generals of the Tai'an army knelt down and worshiped him.
"General Bai, there is no need to be polite. This is a secret edict. It is not convenient to read it out. You can just circulate it." With that, the commander handed the imperial edict to several people.
Naturally, Bai Bin was responsible for taking over.
After taking a closer look, pass it to others to watch.
Bai Bin frowned and stepped forward: "Your Majesty means this... May I ask why?"
The commander signaled, and the two of them walked aside and told him the truth.
"The war in the north, His Majesty suspected that it was for the sake of new food for Qi, so he sent the Xuanjian Division to the state capital near Prince Qi's Mansion to temporarily supervise all soldiers and horses..."
"A long history member of Prince Qi's palace is suspected to be a spy from Beiliang. He has been spotted near Donghai Port a few days ago..."
Although there was no need to tell Bai Bin, the commander still told him the details in order to prevent the general from doubting the Xuanjian Division's edict.
In this way, Bai Bin can be less disgusted and dispel some of his suspicions.
"Your Majesty is worried that there will be people around to help those spies escape from Qidi?"
Bai Bin was shocked. He didn't expect that Beiliang's arrangement on the northern front line would actually make His Majesty fear this.
Once a war broke out within Qi, they would naturally not be able to take care of the affairs of Prince Qi's palace.
The commander frowned and said: "Three generations of innocent princes are all spies of the enemy country. It is normal for the generals to be properly suspected. General Bai, don't worry about it. It's just a formality."
He said: "Your army should train and clean up bandits when it's time. Xuanjian Division sends people here to supervise the army, and it will not affect your army's daily life."
I said this to reassure Bai Bin, lest he think that the Xuanjian Division was here to seize the opportunity.
Bai Bin heard this, cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, sir."
The imperial edict stated that the Tai'an Army should cooperate with the Xuanjian Division and obey orders before the war in the north ends.
Xuan Jian Si has the power, but he doesn't intend to use it. He only supervises the army, which gives him face.
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Prince Qi's Mansion.
"What happened?"
The King of Qi, who was selecting experimental fields in Taizhou and dividing areas to cultivate new grains, was called back from the fields.
As soon as he came back, he saw the Xuanjian Division soldiers all over the courtyard.
The Xuanjian Division has branches in various places, and some of these faces are familiar to them. King Qi was escorted by them when he returned.
But now, these people, including several familiar faces in the capital, appeared in his house.
King Qi's heart sank for a moment, and he smiled bitterly: "Are you looking for something wrong with me again to pass the order to deal with me?"
Seeing King Qi return, a man walked out from the crowd of Xuanjian Division.
"Ning Fei, the sword commander in charge of the Xuanjian Division."
"Are you Ning Fei?" King Qi looked at this person.
Ning Fei is the swordsman in charge of the Xuanjian Division and the Qi Landlord Division.
This person is not in the capital, he is in Qidi every day, and it is rare to see him at ordinary times.
King Qi had been back to Qi for many days and saw Ning Fei for the first time. He immediately thought that he was here to pay homage to him.
"Your Highness, Your Majesty has a decree." Ning Fei's words made King Qi worried again.
He said helplessly: "Should I cut off the Wang Zhu this time, or should I be escorted back to the capital?"
The female relatives of the royal family all looked sad, especially the mother of King Qi.
The King of Qi, on the other hand, looked resigned, as his family knew their own affairs.
The last time the incident happened, King Qi was fined to go back to his domain to farm, but he knew that he still had many things to do.
If it is found out, there still needs to be an explanation.
"Your Highness, don't worry, I'm not here for Your Highness." Ning Fei did not ridicule the prince who had fallen out of favor.
The people of the Xuanjian Division are used to losing power and making comebacks.
Unless you can kill someone with a stick, it's best not to offend anyone.
When he heard that it was not directed at him, King Qi immediately became emboldened and coughed: "Then... why are you here?"
"Your Highness, please accept the order."
With that said, Ning Fei handed King Qi a volume of imperial edict.
King Qi was about to kneel down, but Concubine Ning raised her hand and said: "Secret decree."
"Secret decree?"
After King Qi took it, he couldn't wait to open it, thinking that the emperor was comforting him or giving instructions.
But I didn't expect it to be this.
"Beiliang..."
King Qi looked to the northwest and suddenly felt like a light on his back.
"Don't worry, Your Highness, Qi has many soldiers and generals. If prepared, the Northern Liang Army will never be an opponent." Ning Fei said confidently.
Xia's military strength is not weak either.
In the north, they were slightly defeated by Beiliang. This was just because the people of Beiliang were cold-resistant, and the northern region had a lot of bitter cold. The geographical environment restricted their combat power.
"Master Ning is right." King Qi nodded slightly, and the tension on his face eased.
"New food..."
King Qi looked at the treasury and suddenly thought of something: "Not good..."
He immediately turned around and said to everyone in the palace:
"Immediately pass the king's order to recall all the long history. From today on, everyone in the palace is not allowed to go out. All supplies will be guaranteed by the state government and the Xuanjian Division!"
Faced with King Qi's statement, Ning Fei breathed a sigh of relief. He was afraid that King Qi would interfere with it and he would be in trouble.
But then, the news came back, which made both King Qi and Ning Fei feel uneasy.
"Your Highness, a chief official has not returned." The palace steward came to report.
Ning Fei thought of something and hurriedly asked: "Who is it?"
"Fu Changshi, Fu Jia."
King Qi felt a chill in his heart and said to Ning Fei: "Sorry, Master Ning, Fu Jia just went to pick me up outside Qidi and accompanied the team delivering new grains all the way back to the palace!"
The housekeeper said: "The people sent to find Fu Jia reported that there is no one in his family. His family members secretly sent him away many days ago. He himself disappeared yesterday."
At this moment, everyone suddenly understood everything.
This journey of more than ten days was enough for Fu Jia to send a message to Beiliang and ask the Beiliang border troops to cooperate with him in stealing grain seeds.
At this moment, both of them understood that it was not just the emperor's suspicion, but it had become a reality.
Ning Fei gritted his teeth and said: "Immediately send out the arrest document. We must prevent this person from leaving Xia Kingdom and not allow him to return to Beiliang!"
"When necessary, the new grain can also be destroyed. Anyway, there is still enough grain in the palace, and what he stole was only an insignificant part." King Qi said.
By this time, both Ning Fei and King Qi understood that the war in the north, although not a national war, was as important as a national war.
Once Beiliang gets new food, it will be more difficult to deal with in the future.
This must be stopped.
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Liangzhou Camp.
After sending the young master and others off to rest, Wei Ran called the general to the camp.
"General..." the general said timidly.
Wei Ran stared at this person with sharp eyes: "What did you want to say in front of the young master just now?"
The general frowned, then relaxed, and said honestly: "I think..."
"What you think is not important," Wei Ran said coldly, "Wu You, I'm warning you, you are a military general of the Xia Kingdom."
"But general, if the yield of those new grains is really so terrible, it can completely save the world. Why must they not let Beiliang get it?" General Wu You said in confusion.
Wei Ran snorted coldly: "You are a military general of the Xia Kingdom, not a saint in the world. The people of the Xia Kingdom have not yet had enough to eat, so you want to share the rice in the pot with the enemy?"
"If you say this in public, the young master will kill you. Even I can't protect you. Do you know that?"
Wu You was dejected: "General..."
"Hold your saintly heart. Next time, I will send you to suppress the bandits. You will never return to the military camp." Wei Ran warned coldly.
"Yes..." Wu You nodded, but it could be seen that his expression was not very convinced.