Then, with his heart bleeding, he said with great difficulty, "Okay, Your Majesty, I admit it!"
"However, can you please extend some time? There are so many..."
Qin Yun interrupted directly and said: "Then I will give you all within five days, no more than one day!"
Li Mi's mouth twitched, and his teeth itched with hatred.
Only now did he finally realize that he had been tricked by the young emperor.
I'm afraid everything is his plan!
"Okay, I will obey the order..." He spoke with difficulty, clenching his fists.
Hearing this, Qin Yun sneered.
Although the amount of money and food is huge, the Li family may not necessarily be able to come up with it, but if it is spread equally among the various wealthy families, they can easily come up with it.
That's why he dared to speak like a lion.
At this moment, Gu Chuntang and others laughed deliberately.
Stimulated: "Shen Guogong is righteous!"
"To serve the country and the army, paying such a high price is really deplorable. How about letting Taishuyuan write a calligraphy for you?"
Guo Ziyun hummed softly: "I think it's good, let's just accompany my wife and then defeat the army."
Li Mi clenched his clothes tightly in humiliation, his face turned pale.
This is naked humiliation!
Children of poor families! I, Li Mi, are at odds with you. If I destroy the plans of the noble families, you will all pay the price!
He roared ferociously in his heart, and then spit out blood with a pop.
Because of the intense fire that attacked his heart, he suddenly fell to the ground and fainted.
Qin Yun looked at it coldly, it was just a little interest.
Whether it's leaking information or smuggling a heavy crossbow, the family will have to pay a bloody price for these two things.
"Pull it down." He waved his hand lightly.
Immediately afterwards, Li Mi was dragged away.
Those officials from well-known families could not help but feel a chill in their hearts, and their awe for Qin Yun became deeper and deeper.
Half an hour later.
Qin Yun dismissed the meeting.
Then he met with his confidants in the Imperial Study Room to discuss countermeasures.
Only here could he speak out his plan as if no one else was watching.
In the royal study, sandalwood rose and it was very quiet.
"Yan Zhong, please stay in the imperial capital for the time being. Once Li Mi's food and military pay arrive, you can escort him to Xiliang."
"As for the war in Xiliang, I have already sent a secret letter asking Xiao Jian to hold on to Pancheng."
"After all, there is insufficient food, so it is not safe to start a war rashly."
Yan Zhong knelt down on one knee: "It's Your Majesty!"
"Wei Chen accepts the decree."
Qin Yun nodded and rubbed his temples.
"I will investigate the evidence regarding the heavy crossbow. It is true that the people behind the scenes are members of aristocratic families. Only they have the ability to make heavy crossbows, and only they are suspected."
"But there is one thing that I still can't figure out."
Hearing this, the cabinet ministers looked suspicious.
Gu Chuntang stepped forward and said, "I wonder what your Majesty can't figure out?"
A sharp light flashed in Qin Yun's eyes, and he frowned and said, "Transportation problem!"
"Three thousand heavy crossbows! How many dozens or hundreds of people can transport such a heavy crossbow?"
Yan Zhong shook his head: "Your Majesty, there are hundreds of people, absolutely impossible!"
"Weichen originally led a thousand people to transport the heavy crossbows back to the imperial capital, but before leaving, he found that it was not feasible at all."
"In the end, more than 2,000 people were transferred and transported back slowly."
Qin Yun clenched his fist and said coldly: "Yes, at least a team of several thousand people are transporting it."
"But I have already issued an order to seal the border. Where were these thousands of people transported from?"
The eyes of the cabinet ministers all lit up.
Yes, where was it transported from?
"Did you send it out a long time ago?"
"Your Majesty, could it be that Xiliang cast it himself?"
"No, no, no, it's impossible!"
"There are no blueprints for Xiliang. The only possible ones are the imperial court and the famous families."
"..."
Everyone discussed it, but they couldn't come up with any results.
Suddenly, the Minister of War, Zhao Heng's eyes flickered, and he seemed to be hesitant to speak.
Qin Yun captured it keenly.
"Zhao Aiqing, just say whatever you have to say. Don't be afraid. I don't blame you."
Zhao Heng walked out slowly and said cautiously: "Your Majesty... there are actually two places where large-scale heavy crossbows can be transported."
"Moreover, it will not be discovered by the imperial court's blockade."
Everyone looked at him in confusion.
Qin Yun sat up straight and spoke: "Those two places?"
Zhao Hengdao: "The first place is Northern Xinjiang, the territory of Zhenbei King."
"impossible!"
Qin Yun shook his head directly: "King Zhenbei is very loyal to me. His blockade is stricter than that of the imperial court. It is impossible for thousands of people to escape under his nose."
Everyone nodded: "Yes, it can't be Qi Keng, the king of Zhenbei."
Zhao Heng also nodded: "Wei Chen also thinks it's impossible."
"Then there is only one possibility left."
As he said this, he glanced at Qin Yun rather tabooly, as if he didn't dare to say anything.
"Say it!"
"Brother Zhao, stop being so secretive!" Qi Yong and others urged.
Zhao Heng bit the bullet and said, "On the border of Xiliang, the only place where you can travel unimpeded is Youzhou!"
Hearing this, the royal study suddenly became silent.
Youzhou is the fiefdom of King Shunxun!
We are brothers to His Majesty, so once such issues are brought up, it is taboo.
Qin Yun stood up and opened the map alone.
Frowning, he fell into deep thought.
Indeed, in terms of routes, Youzhou is the best transportation exit.
Moreover, before the war started, Li Mi also tried his best to recruit Shunxun Wang Qin Ci to serve as the commander-in-chief to attack Xiliang.
Could it be that the eleventh brother really colluded with the aristocratic family?
After Guo Ziyun hesitated, he gently reminded: "Your Majesty, I will discuss the matter as it is, so please don't blame me."
"King Shunxun...'s first wife is the daughter of the Situ family."
"It can be said that he is inextricably connected with the family."
The topic gradually became suppressed, after all, the subject was a prince.
The cabinet ministers all looked solemn.
Qin Yun looked up to the sky and took a deep breath, and the scene of that day when he took his eleventh brother to a brothel to drink and have fun appeared in his mind.
There are also every frame of getting along with each other, as well as his story and his love for that woman.
a long time.
Qin Yun closed the map and sealed the coffin.
"Brother Eleven is extremely upright, loyal to Daxia, and is a man of love."
"We are brothers from the same mother and father again!"
"It is impossible for him to do anything wrong to me, let alone to collaborate with the enemy and betray the country!"
"Don't talk about this anymore!"
"Just wait for the results of my further investigation."
Hearing this, the cabinet ministers nodded one after another.
After all, there is really no evidence. You can't go too far by chasing rumors. That's the prince.
Furthermore, King Shunxun is far away in Youzhou. Even if there is a problem, the danger will be far less than that of the Ninth Prince who once raised troops in the imperial capital. There is no need to be too nervous.
Next, Qin Yun led the cabinet to discuss many matters.
Such as pensions, handling of prisoners of war, and tracing iron sales.
The discussion continued until the sun went down, and it was only in the evening that it was time to dissolve.
Wait for the ministers to leave.
Qin Yun was able to stretch, stood up and exhaled a large mouthful of turbid air.
In any case, the first battle was won, the family was suppressed, and so much food was won.
Including the crusade against Xiliang, occupying Pancheng is of great strategic significance!
At this time.
Tao Yang suddenly ran in.
He bent down and reported: "Your Majesty, General Mu Le's mother, Mrs. Mu, has learned of the great victory on the front line."
"But she didn't know the exact situation and was very worried about General Mu Le's safety, so she kept asking to see His Majesty outside."