Chapter 624 Eat Well and Sleep Well
Xie Rui's confidants were puzzled by the contents of the letter.
"I understand that Your Highness wants food, and I can think of it as Your Highness wanting to eat something good if you want pigs, cattle and sheep. But this one wants cloth, a loom, and grain seeds... Hiss, why does it look a little wrong?"
Those who can become the royal confidants are not stupid. They will realize something is wrong after a little thought.
"Could it be that His Highness is in trouble over there?"
What troubles need to be solved by grain seeds?
But just in case, the confidant decided to make preparations for both scenarios. He immediately sent people to the Northern Wilderness to investigate Xie Rui's situation. On the other hand, he started to prepare the things requested in the letter and wrote back to Xie Rui, saying that he would definitely prepare all the necessary things and send them to the designated location within the specified time.
As the eldest prince of Jin State, it was not difficult for Xie Rui to prepare those things. Everything was ready on the third day.
Xie Rui said in the letter that he should deliver all the items to the entrance of the Northern Wasteland in five days.
"Has there been no news from the people sent to the Northern Wasteland?"
"My Lord, the Northern Wasteland is full of dangers and obstacles. I'm afraid we won't be able to leave that quickly."
Lord Wang paced back and forth in the room anxiously. He always felt that Xie Rui's letter came too strangely. It was not like this when Xie Rui asked for supplies before. He would not write personally for such a small matter, but the letter was indeed in his handwriting.
"Your Excellency, there is no need to panic. There are only a group of barbarians in the Northern Wilderness. Last time we almost killed their leader, but they didn't do anything. They know your identity and are afraid of offending the State of Jin, so they certainly don't dare to act rashly."
Lord Wang had thought so before, but he was very uneasy.
The eldest prince sneaked out this time, and the queen didn't know the situation yet. He was a little hesitant whether to report the matter to the queen, otherwise if something really happened, they would not be able to live.
In a blink of an eye, the agreed time arrived, and Lord Wang personally brought the supplies to the designated location.
Qiao Yang had already been waiting there with his men.
When Lord Wang and his men approached, Qiao Yang looked them up and down.
"Are you Lord Wang?"
Lord Wang had never seen Qiao Yang before, and a hint of doubt flashed in his eyes, "Your Excellency is..."
"I was sent by His Highness to pick you up. Have you brought everything?"
Lord Wang saw that he was full of vigor and did not seem to be guilty at all, so he was a little confused for a moment. "Everything has been prepared according to your Highness's request. I wonder how your Highness is doing over there. Is there any progress?"
Qiao Yang laughed, but it sounded a bit bad to Lord Wang. "He's fine. He eats well, sleeps well, and doesn't have to worry about the mine. Go and count the things."
"yes."
Several people came forward to check the cargo on the car.
Lord Wang felt more and more that they were just robbers.
"What did this young man do beside His Highness before? He looks a little unfamiliar."
Qiao Yang laughed uninhibitedly and said, "It's normal for you to find me unfamiliar. I don't usually appear in front of him."
Lord Wang felt even more uneasy, but he didn't dare to use force as Qiao Yang had more people than him. "Your Highness has been out for so long, and Her Majesty has been worried. Please tell Your Highness that Her Majesty wants you to find a way to return to the palace before the end of the month, and don't ruin other more important things."
Lord Wang's words were nothing more than a hint, reminding Qiao Yang that Xie Rui had the support of the Jin royal family and was not someone to be trifled with, but Qiao Yang just didn't buy it.
"My lord, the things are fine."
At this time, the person who went to check the goods came back.
This made Qiao Yang's smile deepen. "I'll send the things to His Highness as soon as I get them. You guys can go back first."
Seeing Qiao Yang was about to leave, Lord Wang quickly stepped forward to stop him and said, "I wonder if Your Highness has enough manpower. It just so happens that I brought a few more people with me today. Let them go back and help Your Highness."
Qiao Yang looked up at those people. He was not stupid, so how could he not see the suspicion in Lord Wang's eyes? They were just a few people, and they would have to do hard labor obediently when they arrived in Tiankui City.
"Okay, let them follow in the team."
Seeing Qiao Yang agreed, Lord Wang's doubts were not dispelled. He just hoped that these people could pass the news back to him as soon as possible after going in.
Lord Wang walked back with trepidation in his heart, but ran into the person he had sent to gather information a few days ago.
"My lord, my lord, something terrible has happened."
Lord Wang's face changed slightly, "What's wrong?"
"When we went to the Northern Wasteland to gather information, we met people from the Southern Country. They said that a few days ago, a group of barbarians from the Northern Wasteland suddenly attacked them and the Crown Prince. They were caught off guard and the Crown Prince was captured by them."
Lord Wang's face turned pale and he clenched his hand, "You said the eldest prince was captured?"
"Yes, sir, let's find a way to rescue the eldest prince. If the queen knew that the eldest prince had such a serious accident, we would not be able to survive."
Lord Wang fell to the ground, but when he thought of the message Xie Rui sent him, he forced himself to calm down.
Those people may want to use the eldest prince to get more things that are beneficial to them, so the eldest prince’s life should not be in danger for a period of time.
Although he was afraid, Lord Wang had to report the eldest prince's situation to the queen. Things were beyond his control, and he dared not hide it any longer, even if he would be punished.
Lord Wang was so anxious that he was jumping up and down, but Qiao Yang was humming happily all the way back to Tiankui City.
"Send all the things to the warehouse outside the palace and store them there. I will ask the city lord to review them when he returns."
"yes."
The Jin people who came back with Qiao Yang were captured and blindfolded by Qiao Yang and his men before they entered the city. They were thrown directly into the dungeon. They would starve them for a few days and it would not be too late to deal with them after they had behaved themselves.
On the other side, Su Yu and his men were working hard in the mine.
When she came, Xiao Jin selected for her a number of people who were very experienced in mining. In order not to arouse suspicion from others, those people dressed as officers and soldiers and mixed in with the team of officers and soldiers.
Su Yu brought them here the day after they arrived in Tiankui City.
After investigation, they guessed that there was a lot of iron ore in this mine, and it was a rare large mine.
To mine, one has to dig wells. Since they don’t have steel bars or cement, they can cut down trees and use the wood to stabilize the dug wells to prevent collapse.
Su Yu asked all the officers and soldiers from the State of Chu to help in the mine. Personnel were assigned to guard each point, and three teams were patrolling non-stop for twelve hours, for fear that someone would cause trouble and affect the progress at the critical moment of mining.
"City Lord, you've been tired for the whole morning, and it's almost noon. Why don't you eat something first?"
Working in winter is more energy-consuming. Su Yu stood outside the mine for so long that his face turned red from the mountain wind.
(End of this chapter)
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