"The imperial court cut off the food and grass for the troops stationed in the north?"
Even though the Wei family boasted that they had experienced enough twists and turns and witnessed enough wonders in the world, they still couldn't help but feel shocked after hearing what Doctor Yu said.
The two armies, the Northern Army and the Northwestern Army, stationed at the border for Dayong, are the two most important lines of defense to protect the stability of Dayong.
Let’s not talk about the south for now, let’s just talk about the north.
Once the northern gate is breached, the barbarian army will rush southward into the territory of Dayong, and there will be no more checkpoints north of Yue Heng Mountain to stop them. According to the vicious nature of the barbarians, by then, nearly half of the people of the Yong Dynasty will be in dire straits!
"Cutting off the northern army's food and fodder, boosting the barbarians' arrogance, is tantamount to handing over the country to others..."
"Has the emperor gone mad?"
As soon as Wei Mingxuan said this, Gao covered his mouth with his hand.
"Be careful, walls have ears. Let's go inside first."
Soon, only a few servants were left in the yard, and the rest filed into the front hall. The hall looked ordinary, but in fact, it had been renovated for a year and was far from being comparable to an ordinary house.
Even if you stand on the steps in front of the door, you can't hear any voices from inside. The same is true for almost all the other houses in the Wei family, especially the two rooms in the backyard that belonged to Wei Yunlan. Because they had to practice silver needles and hidden weapons indoors, they had to be rearranged and changed a lot.
Not only is there a sliding door that looks like a wall inside, but inside the sliding door, there is also a secret passage leading to the outside.
"What happened in the capital?"
"Not to mention the granary being burned and the lack of food and grass, are the supplies that should have been delivered also going to be withheld?"
Wei Maolin entered the house just one step later than Doctor Yu and the others.
At this moment, everyone's eyes were on him.
Obviously, Wei Maolin, who is close to the "core" of Beiguan City Affairs Office, knows more than others.
Wei Maolin smiled bitterly, nodded, and whispered, "It is said that in order to raise food and fodder, the emperor levied grain taxes from many states, which caused riots among the people in many places. Not only did he fail to raise much extra grain, but he also lost the lives of many local officials, as well as... the grain and fodder that was supposed to be delivered to the North Gate in the middle of the month."
"The team transporting grain and fodder was ambushed by a group of bandits before they even crossed Yueheng Mountain. The grain transport officer was killed on the spot, and more than 60% of the grain and fodder was seized. The rest is still on the way to Beiguan, but it is far from enough for the 100,000 troops at Beiguan."
After hearing what Wei Maolin said, everyone fell silent.
Gao sensed something unusual and frowned. "How could the people riot at the same time and disobey the imperial order? And the troops transporting food and grass... The soldiers of the Jingjiao Camp and the Shenshu Camp are well-trained. They are usually the ones transporting food. Ordinary mountain bandits should not be their opponents."
Wei Yunlan could answer the latter reason. Not long ago, she learned from the people of Tianshu Pavilion that "the emperor sent two thousand soldiers to Jeju some time ago to transport disaster relief grain and escort King You who was in Jeju back to the capital."
“…”
King You is naturally His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.
In the hall, except for the young Jiayan, everyone understood that the emperor sending so many people to Jeju at this critical juncture was not an escort. It was obvious that he was afraid that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince would escape from his control, so he wanted the soldiers to bring him back under his nose!
Their emperor is really... he does nothing to benefit the country and the people, but he ranks first when it comes to pettiness.
He didn't inherit even a little bit of the late emperor's vision and perspective!
The Wei family members didn't say anything, but from their eyes, it was clear that they were all expressing the same thing.
Why is it that the person sitting on the throne is the one who will succeed to the throne?
The late emperor passed away too early. If he had passed away two years later, until the crown prince had grown up a little...how could the throne have been passed to this foolish man today?
"What do you think? Could the riots among the people in various places be... done by the northern barbarians?" Wei Mingxuan guessed with fear on his face.
As soon as he finished speaking, Wei Maolin shook his head.
"The states and regions where the incidents occurred are all around the capital, and the Northern Barbarians cannot reach that far." Although the Northern Barbarian forces have infiltrated into Dayong a little in recent years, they are all in the area north of Yueheng Mountain. If the northern barbarians could really extend their hands to the capital, the Yong Dynasty would have changed long ago and the barbarians would have ruled.
"However, I'm afraid there are people in the capital who are acting as accomplices to the barbarians."
Gao took over Wei Maolin's words and continued, "Moreover, this person is of high status and has considerable power. Otherwise, he would not have been able to incite people in such a short period of time and stir up complaints from the people in various places against the court."
The purpose of doing this is obviously to make the people disappointed with the court and the current ruler.
If the current emperor were to be pulled down from the throne, the most likely person to take his place would be...
"Could it be the second prince?" Wei Mingxuan guessed with a frown.
"According to the current emperor's level of favor towards the Ling family and Imperial Concubine Ling, the Second Prince doesn't need to do these things and can still succeed to the throne. He doesn't have to stir up these incidents." If it were last year, with the memories of his past life, knowing that the Second Prince, Chen Feng, Xue Linglong and others had done many things that harmed the interests of Dayong, Wei Yunlan would most likely have guessed the same as Wei Mingxuan.
But now, she felt that the Second Prince was being used as a gun.
The memories of past lives are superimposed on these clues of this life.
Wei Yunlan only felt that his thoughts became clearer.
In his previous life, he killed the prince and stole Dayong’s military equipment and minerals.
In this life, he deliberately provoked conflicts between the people and the court to discredit the reputation of Emperor Xiaoming, Concubine Ling and the second prince.
All of this is to pave the way for another person.
A name popped up in Wei Yunlan's mind.
Qiulin Nanxing.
Young Master Nanxing!
In the previous life, it was he who led the Northern Barbarian Cavalry and attacked the capital.
The Marquis of Jinyang and the Second Prince's family all died at his hands.
Obviously, the one who has the last laugh is the real mastermind behind the scenes.
Qiu Linnanxing was the final winner.
And in the Great Yong Dynasty, there is only one person who can work with him from inside and outside to gain the trust of Emperor Xiaoming and the Second Prince.
Her Majesty the Queen!
Wei Yunlan was shocked by the guess that popped up in his mind.
The more I think about it, the more it seems reasonable. All signs indicate that something is wrong with the Queen Mother.
This guess was too shocking, so Wei Yunlan did not say it out loud in front of his family. When he returned to the house, he personally wrote a secret letter and gave it to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to open personally.
The letter stated that the relationship between the Queen Mother and Young Master Nanxing should be investigated.
"Don't worry, Miss Wei. The letter will reach the master in two days at most." Zou Yun, who came to pick up the letter, said after sealing the secret letter into the mailbox.
In the past, letters were not delivered to Tanzhou so quickly.
But think about it, the prince is now in Jeju, and the journey from Beiguan to Jeju is half the distance compared to going to Tanzhou.
Wei Yunlan didn't ask any more questions.
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