Chapter 886

The soaring food supply, coupled with the news of the upcoming war, caused panic among the people in the capital. Even if the government comes forward to refute the rumors that

No one believed it either.

Meng Nian said to Yan Wushuang solemnly: "Your Majesty, a group of people smashed up the grain shop yesterday and sold out all the grain inside." Whether he can survive is unknown.

Yan Wushuang said: "Catch him and behead him for public display."

Meng Nian didn't object, but said: "The rumor must have been released by Falcon. It seems that Yunqing and Han Yuxi are really planning to attack the capital." Although they knew this day would come, they didn't Think of it so fast.

Yan Wushuang shook his head and said: "On the contrary, if Yunqing and Han Yuxi are really planning to attack the capital, there will be no such rumors."

Meng Nian didn't understand for a while, and asked, "What does the emperor mean by this?"

Yan Wushuang said: "Think about it for yourself, if you are going to attack the capital, will you release the news in advance?" It's not that you want to scare the snake, but that normal people don't do it.

Meng Nian frowned and said: "If this is the case, then they released such rumors to intentionally disturb the hearts of the people and make the capital riot."

Yan Wushuang hummed and said again: "However, Han Yuxi and Yunqing will definitely make a big move after getting such a large amount of money." As for what the couple will do with the money, I believe they will know soon.

On the same day, the government arrested all the people who robbed the grain store, and beheaded them at the Meridian Gate at noon the next day. It's just that this behavior did not achieve the effect Yan Wushuang expected. On the contrary, the situation became even more out of control. That night, not only several rice shops were robbed, but several gold shops and several unkind merchants were also robbed. Yan Wushuang dispatched the forbidden army. Those people thought that they would fight the officers and soldiers as soon as they died, and more than 400 people died in the end.

Meng Nian said: "Your Majesty, you should send troops to Beijing to maintain law and order." If this continues, the situation will get out of control.

No need for Meng Nian to say that Yan Wushuang also knew that he was going to send troops to Beijing, and immediately ordered Tie Kui to bring 50,000 troops to Beijing to stabilize the situation.

When Zhong Shantong saw Tie Kui who had returned home, he asked: "Master, is King Ming really going to lead troops to attack the capital?" If it was true, it would be a good thing for them.

Tie Kui shook his head and said: "If it's true, Yan Wushuang would send more troops to Shandong and Hebei, but there has been no news so far. The so-called King Ming's attack on the capital is probably just a rumor." Beijing, so that he no longer has to worry about it every day. Unfortunately, this wish cannot be realized in a short time.

Zhong Shantong said with some disappointment: "The rumors outside now mean that Wang is dispatching troops to Shanxi and Jiangsu, and Jiangnan is preparing food and grass. Are they all fake?" After a pause, Zhong Shantong said: "Master, why don't we Ask Falcon, he must know the authenticity of this matter?"

Tie Kui shook his head and said, "A Tong, you can't commit suicide. The more you get to this point, the more you can't commit suicide." After more than 30 years of hard work, he can only afford to wait for a few years.

Seeing this, Zhong Shantong had to give up: "I don't know when King Ming is going to attack the capital."

Tie Kui said: "It should be three to five years."

While talking, the guard Ashao shouted loudly: "General, the emperor sent someone to invite the general into the palace."

After entering the capital, 50,000 soldiers and horses were distributed in the streets and alleys. Anyone who found any abnormalities was killed immediately without reporting. Under this high pressure, the capital temporarily stabilized. Just food prices, but still high.

There is also a rice shop in Tiefu, which is one of the best in the capital. Different from other rice shops, although the price of Tiejia's rice shop has also increased accordingly, it has not closed its doors and has been open all the time, but the amount sold every day is limited.

Zhong Shantong said to Tie Kui: "Master, we don't have much grain in stock, we only have more than 300 shi left. Master, should we stop selling grain?" , if there is no limit on the amount, it can be sold out in half a day.

Tie Kui shook his head and said, "There are more than 2,000 shi of grain stored in Zhuangzi, and I will send someone to bring it back tomorrow." The summer harvest is approaching, and each family is running out of grain. The more than two thousand shi of grain was all that Tie Kui had saved.

Zhong Shantong disagreed, and said: "Although the capital is temporarily stable, there is still a lot of chaos outside the capital. It is too dangerous for us to transport grain in this turbulent place." The capital was suppressed by Yan Wushuang with iron and blood, but this capital Those outsiders are very rampant. They, Zhuangzi, had been on guard for a long time, and four of them died.

Tie Kui said his plan: "It will be fine, I am going to send a hundred officers and soldiers to escort it." If only the people below were to transport it, something would happen. But the officers and soldiers go to escort them, so there is no need to worry.

Zhong Shantong was taken aback and said, "My lord, this is absolutely impossible! If the emperor finds out, he will definitely punish you." This is an abuse of power.

Tie Kui said with a smile: "You don't have to worry about this, the emperor wished that as much grain as possible could be transported to the capital."

Zhong Shantong was a little worried, and said, "Master, how much grain do you plan to transport to Beijing?" Zhong Shantong was shocked when he heard Tie Kui say that all of them had been transported: "Master, don't you want to keep some?"

Tie Kui shook his head and said, "I won't keep it. Now that the price is good, we'll sell it all, and we'll save it after the summer harvest."

Hearing this, Zhong Shantong immediately asked: "My lord, do you mean that the news that King Ming outside is planning to attack the capital is fake?" If it is true, the food will only go up but not down.

Tie Kui nodded and said: "Ming Wang is going to attack Beiyao, not the capital." This news was passed on to him by Falcon, there is absolutely no mistake. So, this time he is going to take the opportunity to make a lot of money.

Zhong Shantong couldn't figure it out, and asked: "Why didn't King Ming attack the capital, but the northern exiles? Wouldn't it be better to take down the capital first, and then go to the northern exiles?" He felt that Yun Qing had put the cart before the horse.

Tie Kui also thought about this issue, and said: "Ming Wang and Ming Wangfei have their own considerations." They did not participate in it, so they have no right to criticize it.

Zhong Shantong had also fought in battle, and he frowned and said, "But the Northern Captivity is not so easy to fight!" Not only was it difficult to fight, but it was also very dangerous.

Beiyao and the Donghu people are both brave and warlike peoples, and Tie Kui has fought against the Donghu people many times. Tie Kui said: "King Ming is not a reckless person, since he is going to attack Beiyao, he must be fully prepared." Even though he is two years older than Yun Qing, he also knows that his military ability is not as good as Yun Qing.

After a pause, Tie Kui said again: "If King Ming can destroy Beiyao, there will be many benefits." Once Beiyao is wiped out by King Ming, and then lead troops to attack the capital, I'm afraid those ordinary troops will be caught off guard. escaped.

Zhong Shantong knew that it was useless to worry. So there is no more to say.

Tiekui's Zhuangzi is more than three hundred miles away from the capital, and it takes a day to ride a horse, and it takes even longer to escort things. On the second night, the food team encountered a group of grain grabbers, and there were still a lot of them.

After Lu Yingyi delivered the 500 shi of grain to the warehouse, he said to Tie Kui, "General, it's a group of refugees who grabbed the grain."

These people are precarious, and it is normal to see the grain team wanting to rob. It's just that Lu Yingyi was suspicious: "General, the refugees are obviously prepared to rob food this time." After so many years of marching and fighting, this sensitivity is still there.

Tie Kui's complexion suddenly changed, and he asked, "Tell me about the situation at that time in detail."

Lu Yingyi explained the process in detail: "Although our food transportation this time is not a secret, not many people know about it. Why did these people know the news in advance?"

Tie Kui said: "I will send someone to investigate this matter." Refugees are not afraid, but it would be terrible if someone uses these refugees as traitors. In fact, Tie Kui guessed that the person behind the scenes might be Falcon, but he reported the news to Yan Wushuang immediately.

Yan Wushuang got the news early, and only said one sentence: "The refugees on Jiding Mountain should also be resolved." Jiding Mountain is a gathering place for refugees. The imperial court resettled two batches before, but now there are still more than 300 refugees.

Tie Kui frowned and said, "Your Majesty, wouldn't it be appropriate to kill them all?" After all, some of them were innocent.

Yan Wushuang glanced at Tie Kui and asked, "Tell me, what's wrong?" Before Yan Wushuang came to power, there were many robbers hundreds of miles away from the capital. After some rectification, it is still relatively peaceful within a hundred miles. Except for refugees, there are no robbers.

Tie Kui immediately confessed: "It's the minister who overstepped." In fact, killing them will not solve the problem. On the contrary, killing them all will only arouse the anger and hatred of those refugees. Although I can't do anything for the time being these years, there will be future troubles in the end. But Yan Wushuang didn't like anyone to criticize his decision.

Yan Wushuang glanced at Tie Kui and said, "You can do this!" Since Tie Kui took charge of the infantry battalion, Yan Wushuang often asked him to kill people.

Tie Kui's expression was the same, he lowered his head and replied, "Yes." As for what's on his mind, only he knows.

More than 300 refugees in Jidingshan disappeared overnight, and none remained. And the government not only did not conceal the news, but posted a notice instead. Tie Kui also became famous following this incident.

Shen Tiekui, Zhezi of the censor, was an executioner whose hands were stained with the blood of innocent people, and demanded severe punishment from Yan Wushuang. Those who claim to be the incarnation of justice criticize Tie Kui verbally. Suddenly, Tie Kui became the target of public criticism.

Zhong Shantong was so angry that he said, "General, this is an order from the emperor, why are you all here to blame you?"

Tie Kui leaned on the chair and said, "Do you think they dare to accuse the emperor?" He had anticipated the consequences when he carried out this order.

Zhong Shantong was silent, and after a while he said: "I'm really aggrieved these days." By doing this, Yan Wushuang clearly wanted to set up his general as a target.

Tie Kui looked up at the roof. He didn't say that Yan Wushuang deliberately wanted to ruin his reputation and make him a heinous person in the eyes of everyone. As for the purpose, he had some guesses but couldn't confirm it, so it's not easy to tell Zhong Shantong for the time being, so as not to be happy in vain.

A few days later, Meng Nian and Yan Wushuang said: "Your Majesty, I just got the news that King Ming went to Yucheng again." Not long ago, Yunqing went to Yucheng again, and Meng Nian felt something was wrong. .

Putting his hands on the table, Yan Wushuang said: "I'm afraid Yunqing's goal is to capture the North, not the capital." Going to Yucheng so frequently, there is only one possibility, and that is that Yunqing wants to use troops against the North.

Meng Nian nodded and said, "It's very possible. Your Majesty, if Yunqing really leads troops to attack Beiyao, no matter whether he wins or loses, he won't be able to attack the capital again in three to five years." Such a long time is enough for them to do enough preparation.

Yan Wushuang didn't answer the question, but just asked: "Do you think Yunqing's dispatch of troops this time can destroy Beiyao?" Yan Wushuang was also from a family of generals, and his childhood dream was to become a great hero like his father. But later the Yan family was wiped out, and he hid in the dark like a mouse for more than ten years in order to survive.

Meng Nian shook his head and said, "The Beiyao people are fierce and warlike, and they have more than 300,000 soldiers and horses. It is very difficult for Yunqing to destroy Beiyao."

Yan Wushuang was also a little puzzled, and said, "Why didn't Han Yuxi stop him?" Normally, Yunqing should first take down the capital and then go to the north, but Yunqing did the opposite. Yun Qing acted according to his own thoughts and did not consider the overall situation, but Han Yuxi was different.

Meng Nian thought for a while and said, "Maybe I can't beat Yunqing, so I can only follow him!"

Yan Wushuang shook his head and said, "No, it must be Han Yuxi who thinks that Yunqing has a good chance of winning this time, otherwise he would definitely not agree."

Meng Nian disagreed with this statement and said: "Under the situation of equal strength, it is impossible to predict the victory or defeat before the battle. Moreover, this time Yunqing led the troops to the expedition, and the Beiyao people also took advantage of the terrain." After a pause, Meng Nian said: "However, if Yunqing really destroys Beiyao, it will be very bad for us."

Yan Wushuang still said the same thing: "What should come will always come, and it's useless to worry about it."

In the evening, Yan Wushuang went to Zhanghua Palace. This day Yan Wushuang was very elegant, and had a mandarin duck bath with Yuchen. After some lingering, Yan Wushuang touched Yuchen's flushed white and tender skin and said, "My concubine is so beautiful."

Yuchen couldn't let go of this aspect at first, but Yan Wushuang had a lot of tricks in this aspect, and Yuchen got used to it after a long time. Hearing Yan Wushuang's praise, Yuchen said: "The concubine is old, and she can't compare to those young and beautiful girls who are 28 years old." His eyes will not refuse.

Yan Wushuang held Yuchen in his arms and laughed loudly: "Are you jealous?"

Yuchen said frankly: "Your Majesty, my concubines are human beings, not gods." As for whether she is really jealous, only she knows.

The two talked for a while and returned to the bedroom. After the two got into bed, Yuchen asked, "Your Majesty, I heard that the king is going to attack the capital. Is it true?" It has been rumored for more than ten days, and Yuchen only asked now to see her endurance.

Yan Wushuang asked with a smile: "What? Are you scared?" After speaking, his hands wandered around Yuchen's body again.

Yuchen gasped and said: "With the emperor here, what do the concubines have to be afraid of?"

"There is really nothing to be afraid of." After speaking, Yan Wushuang pressed Yuchen under him.

Nanny Gui listened to the commotion inside, with a smile on her face. Since the concubine recovered from her illness last time, her attitude towards the emperor has changed, she is no longer as indifferent as before. (to be continued)