"What did you say?" The old emperor's face was extremely gloomy. He stood up directly.
"Say it again!"
Pan Chen trembled in fear below and repeated it again.
"I did not find any gold or iron mines in the place that Lord Ding mentioned."
Even the eunuch was so scared that he broke out in a sweat, and he quickly interrupted.
"The mountain is so big. Is there a misalignment in the location? Have you looked around?"
Pan Chen said quickly.
"I have surveyed the area of a hundred miles."
"I was afraid of misunderstanding, so I consulted several experts. After searching for several days, I found no gold or iron ore."
The old emperor narrowed his eyes and sat back on the dragon chair, tapping his fingers on the table.
Eunuch Lian said carefully.
"This, a birthday gift for His Majesty, can be fake! This servant has never heard of it before."
I thought. This Zhang Weiwu is really brave! He must have calculated that His Majesty would not touch him, right?
The old emperor's face became even uglier.
When he heard at the birthday party that Zhang Weiwu's gift was a gold mine and an iron mine, he was so excited.
He has governed the country for thirty years and knows the importance of money to a country.
In order to have more money, he never hesitated to punish corrupt officials. He also saved money in various ways and asked everyone in the palace to be frugal.
Now, Zhang Weiwu actually dared to play tricks on him!
Zhang Weiwu must be tired of living! Did he really think that by offering a treasure map, he would be exempt from death! Wouldn't he be able to do anything without losing his head?
The old emperor was really angry. He felt the duck in his mouth flew away.
But he turned back and thought, how dare Zhang Weiwu do this? He is not mentally ill, right?
The old emperor always felt that something was strange.
If there were no gold mines and iron mines, Zhang Weiwu would not have cheated him.
The old emperor's brow furrowed even more tightly.
Pan Chen thought about it. If he didn't handle it well this time, he would be accused of incompetence! The emperor would be furious and might even take his life.
Instead of this, it is better to divert the trouble away!
Think about the key point clearly, Pan Chen said quickly.
"Your Majesty, I think this is a strange thing, so I went to ask some people nearby."
"I heard that there used to be a bandit camp there. It seemed to be called Black Wind Camp. It has been there for many years!"
"Later, it seems that he was recruited by General Zhang and incorporated into the army."
The old emperor narrowed his eyes.
"Go on."
Pan Chen swallowed and continued.
"I disguised myself and went to Linjiang Prefecture to check whether General Zhang had brought people there in advance..."
"When I went there, Linjiang City was occupied by the Southern King, and General Zhang was defeated and executed. I asked along the way and heard it from a Southern King soldier."
"They say that the people above them are secretly spreading the word. They say that General Zhang secretly mined a gold mine and an iron mine. They say that they are going to expand the army and make military pay and weapons."
"The King of the South is still in Linjiang City, searching everywhere to see if he can find the gold and weapons left by General Zhang."
The old emperor's brow furrowed even more tightly.
"You mean, the gold and iron mines might have been mined in advance by Zhang Meng?"
Pan Chen lowered his head.
"If gold and iron mines really exist, but they can't be found now! I think there is only this one possibility!"
The old emperor thought deeply for a while and felt a headache.
After a long time, he said to Pan Chen.
"Keep an eye on Zhang Weiwu and see what he does. Report to me if anything happens."
Pan Chen breathed a sigh of relief, bowed in response, and retreated.
Now, he must keep a close eye on Zhang Weiwu. Even if it's nothing, he must find something to do to him! Otherwise, he might be the one in trouble!
Zhang Weiwu had just finished discussing something with Wei Xiong when he couldn't help but sneeze twice. He rubbed his nose and wondered if someone was scolding him.
Wei Xiong was a little hesitant.
"Master, your plan requires me to buy some more things!"
Zhang Weiwu nodded. "Well, go ahead!"
Wei Xiong looked embarrassed.
"It will probably cost one hundred taels of silver!"
Zhang Weiwu was stunned and his face darkened instantly. He knew that Wei Xiong was asking him for money. But his pockets were cleaner than his face.
"Okay, wait for me! I'm going to the Prince's Mansion!" After Zhang Weiwu finished speaking, he left quickly.
Wei Xiong looked at his back and sighed helplessly.
"The Zhang family has really fallen on hard times. They can't even come up with a hundred taels!"
He should also think about his future plans.
…
When Hua Lingjian returned home, Hua Changjue had already left.
He took a good rest for a day. After lunch the next day, he called everyone to the study to discuss things.
Hua Qingqing had the habit of taking a nap, so Jiang put her on the soft couch in the study. After coaxing her for a while, she fell asleep.
Jiang covered her with a quilt before leaving the room and closing the door.
"Okay, Qingqing is going to sleep! Jane, tell me! Is there anything wrong?"
Hua Lingjian nodded.
"Originally, this was something my father told me to do, but now that he's gone, I think it's necessary to tell my family and come up with a plan together!"
He first explained the cause and effect. After everyone understood, he talked about the people in the West Mansion and what happened on the road to exile.
"Seven people are missing from the entire team! They are said to be dead!"
"I spent some money to bribe one of the officials, and he told me secretly!"
"In fact, two of them died! The remaining five were taken away by someone who paid a huge price!"
Several people from the Jiang family looked at Hua Lingjian with serious expressions!
"In addition to Hua Lingling, there are actually four other people? Who are they?" Hua Lingyi asked.
This is exactly what Hua Lingjian wanted to say, "There are also Shi Xiuqin, Wang Yujiao, and the Bai family father and son, Bai Yinian and Bai Zisong!"
Everyone was stunned.
Jiang was very puzzled. "The prince consort was at the princess' birthday banquet and saw Hua Lingling, who looked like his cousin. So he saved her! I understand!"
"But why did he save Shi Xiuqin and Wang Yujiao?"
Hua Lingjian shook his head. "The police didn't know either! Anyway, the other party spent a lot of money, so they were happy to let him go!"
Hua Lingxuan and Hua Lingyi care more about the father and son of the Bai family.
They already knew that the Bai family father and son could research a lot of good things. But they also knew this because of their younger sister Qingqing's predictive ability.
Then why did the other party save them? Could it be that the other party also has the ability to predict the future?
"We can ignore Hua Lingling, Shi Xiuqin and the others! But the father and son from the Bai family! We must find out their whereabouts." Hua Lingxuan said.
"We have to hold such talents in our own hands!"
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