"What!"

Zhang Yi nearly dropped the pen in his hand. "Do you know who did this?"

The imperial envoy was fundamentally different from ordinary Han officials.

Killing the imperial envoy is tantamount to declaring war on the court.

"I can't say for sure, but their bodies were riddled with iron arrows, and their deaths were extremely gruesome," the Right Grand Commandant said with a sorrowful expression.

"Iron arrows?"

Zhang Yi looked at the Right Grand Commandant suspiciously. "You mean, it was this prince's troops who did it?"

How could he kill the envoy of the Han Dynasty?

Zhang Yi knew that the Xiongnu were reluctant to use iron for arrowheads!

The Grand Commandant replied calmly, "Your Excellency, you said it yourself. I know nothing about it!"

In fact, the two escaping messengers encountered the Right Grand Commandant and his entourage on the road and were captured and killed on the spot.

Then, in the Qingshui River Valley, the soldiers of the Great Wall Legion's archer battalion used iron arrows to shoot down General Jianwang's troops, killing them all.

Since there's no way to verify the truth now that the dead are dead, the Right Grand Commandant decided to create another layer of hatred between Liu Wei and the Han Dynasty.

"Your Excellency, do you suspect us?"

"You should know that without these two envoys, we wouldn't have been able to obtain those salt and iron supplies!"

Seeing that the Right Grand Commandant said this, even if Zhang Yi suspected that it was the Xiongnu who did it, there was no point in discussing it!

"Yes, what about the people from my governor's mansion who transport salt and iron supplies?"

Zhang Yi retorted, "But they went to Luo County to complete the transaction with you!"

“They didn’t hand over the goods to us at all; instead, they headed towards Shanwu.”

When the Right Grand Commandant arrived, he learned that the Left Grand Commandant's men had completely surrounded Ding Yuan and his men in the ruined city, and that it was only a matter of time before they were all wiped out.

Moreover, they also learned that Ding Yuan, who was transporting salt and iron, was at odds with the current governor, Zhang Yi.

Therefore, he remained vague about the matter, leaving Zhang Yi with endless room for imagination.

"Could it be that Ding Yuan took the salt and iron supplies and went to seek refuge with this prince?" Zhang Yi said with a half-smile.

"Your Excellency, the Prefect is truly wise!"

The Right Grand Commandant wore a stern expression, but inwardly he was overjoyed. "It's possible that Ding Yuan and this prince have known each other for a long time!"

Now all the blame is being poured on that prince in Shanwu.

They're just waiting to see how those with ulterior motives react.

"Is the Right Grand Commandant still going to Luoyang?" Zhang Yi asked.

"The journey to Luoyang is long, and we are unfamiliar with the court's connections. We wonder if we could ask for your help, Your Excellency, to uphold justice for us!"

The Right Grand Commandant's eyes flickered, and he clapped his hands.

Two more attendants carried in a large, bulging package.

Zhang Yi's gaze grew increasingly intense!