King Xuan's expression turned solemn as he said, "I don't understand what you're saying, General."
General Shi looked at Prince Xuan and said, "Now that things have come to this point, Your Highness no longer needs to help His Majesty conceal the truth. If you truly do not understand, why did Your Highness take up your fiefdom? Your fiefdom is still in the southwest."
Yan Shujin then spoke up, "What about the supplies?"
The saying "an army marches on its stomach" highlights the importance of provisions. If there was indeed a problem with this, it's no wonder General Shi was so furious.
General Shi was angry, but he knew that this matter had nothing to do with King Xuan. Moreover, he couldn't very well say to King Xuan in front of Princess Yongfu, "Half of the grain is old grain, only the top layer is new grain, and the rest is all sand, which is completely inedible."
King Xuan gasped. He thought it was impossible, but he also knew that General Shi had no reason to lie about such a matter. Besides, if he really had no other choice, General Shi would not have come to Fuzhou to ask his daughter for help. They all knew what this meant.
General Shi looked at Prince Xuan and said, "The most interesting thing is that the official who delivered the grain kept saying that it was sent by His Highness."
King Xuan clenched his fist and said, "This is a matter for the Ministry of Revenue."
General Shi sneered and said, "If I believed that, I wouldn't be here. Although I'm not particularly familiar with the prince, we've fought together before, so I naturally know that's impossible."
After a long silence, King Xuan said, "This is an attempt to provoke conflict between us."
"Of course." General Shi's tone was full of sarcasm. "But I should also thank the person who did the dirty work, because I just delivered myself to their doorstep, didn't I?"
When General Shi said this, he was looking at Yan Shujin, and there was a hint of testing in his eyes.
Yan Shujin frowned slightly and said, "General, do you think that if I were so powerful as to steal so much grain, I would still have been driven to Fuzhou?"
General Shi had suspected Yan Shujin, but after calming down, he realized that it couldn't have been Yan Shujin who did it, otherwise she wouldn't have delivered it to his door. He didn't have much food or money, and he didn't have enough money for so many soldiers, so this was the only way to go.
The soldiers in the southwest are still eating the same rations that Yan Shujin sent them back then.
King Xuan said, "I will submit a memorial to the court."
General Shi was not the kind of person who didn't know what was good for him. Upon hearing this, he said, "I have already submitted a memorial, but I don't think the situation is very optimistic."
"The situation is indeed not optimistic." Yan Shujin looked at General Shi and asked, "Has the spies within your troops been caught?"
These provisions were supposed to be inspected upon receipt. This was no longer carelessness; it clearly indicated the presence of an inside agent. Most importantly, that agent was a close confidant of General Shi. Otherwise, General Shi's men would have refused to accept them upon discovery, and things wouldn't have escalated to this point.
Moreover, no problems were discovered when the grain was received, but only after everyone had left. There was no chance that someone would turn the tables and accuse them. Most importantly, Emperor Yan was dissatisfied with some things that General Shi had done, but there was no evidence before. Now that such evidence had been presented, no one knew what the outcome would be.
General Shi looked grim and said, "We've already caught him."
However, by the time General Shi discovered the discrepancy between the provisions and the actual supplies, the man had already committed suicide. The investigation did uncover some minor figures, but they were all insignificant and the investigation yielded no results.
Yan Shujin sighed and said, "We need to investigate more carefully. Today, they only tampered with the grain. If they really poisoned it... even if they didn't poison it, but added croton, so many people wouldn't be able to withstand it."
General Shi also understood: "I suspect that someone is working together to get rid of me. If I believe the official who delivered the grain, I'm afraid I'll fall out with the prince. If I don't believe him and it escalates to the court, I won't get away with it either. But they didn't expect that I would come to the princess for help."
It should be said that those people did not expect that Yan Shujin would take the initiative to show goodwill to General Shi, after all, according to Yan Shujin's personality, she is the kind of person who is indifferent to worldly affairs.
Yan Shujin felt fortunate, but it wasn't appropriate to say anything at the moment: "Then what does the general need me to do?"
General Shi said, "The grain supplies in the southwest can only last for a month."
Yan Shujin paused for a moment, then looked at Prince Xuan and said, "Father, let's decide."
King Xuan looked at his daughter, then at General Shi, and finally smiled and said, "I'm leaving it to you. Whatever decision you make, I will support you."
Yan Shujin moved her lips, but didn't know what to say.
King Xuan stood up and said, "I am old now, and the rest of my life belongs to you."
Yan Shujin also stood up, but Prince Xuan pressed her shoulder and made her sit down again.
King Xuan said, "I will go to accompany your mother. From now on, I want to spend more time with your mother. It would be fun for us to travel and enjoy the scenery together. I don't want to participate in anything else."
Yan Shujin said, "Father."
King Xuan smiled, then turned and left the study.
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