Seeing Wang Yanzhou and Shi Zairong talking back and forth, everyone in the hall couldn't help but ask, "As far as I know, Princess Shuyang has lived in Qingliang Valley for a long time, and Your Highness hasn't noticed anything wrong?"
Wang Yanzhou shook his head slightly and said, "If you want to say something is wrong, from their point of view, there doesn't seem to be anything wrong."
After saying this, he glanced at Ling Feng beside him, motioned him to return to Tang Chen, and added, "Leave this matter to Achen. I trust her. Let's just focus on the matter at hand. Now that we know the news, we must be fully prepared to deal with it. Previously, Xiahou Qing only had the advantage in numbers. Once the Beimo cavalry joins with artillery, the original chips held by both sides will have to be recalculated."
Shi Zairong, whose casual attire made him look somewhat out of place compared to the others present, opened his folding fan and said, "If Chen Xin and the others can tamper with the artillery in a way that's hard to detect, then while our initial losses will still exist, the ultimate impact will be more than just a reduction."
Xiao Liang nodded slightly and said, "The key now is that we don't know how many people Beimo has sent here." After saying that, Xiao Liang suddenly felt a pain in his abdomen and quietly left the meeting room.
Shi Zairong saw him leaving in a hurry and did not stop him. Seeing that he was holding his stomach, he guessed that he must be in a hurry. There was nothing particularly important that required his presence at the moment, so he just let him go.
Wang Nianqing said that he also wanted to know this information, but he was too trusting of Beimo at first. In addition, the Qilin Guard only had so many people and could not spare any more people, so he did not pay much attention to it. Who knew they would suddenly attack at this time? "If we contact people to investigate now, the time is too short. It would be better if the black market people could come out of nowhere and bring us some valuable information like before."
Wang Yanzhou said, "Hua Wuxin must have noticed the last incident a long time ago, but today's situation is not necessarily the case. However, if I remember correctly, some of the supplies used by Xiahou Qing's army seem to come from the black market, right?"
Wang Nianqing immediately replied, "My Lord, some of it did come from the black market, but the people at Tianshu Tower were very careful. To avoid any problems, they didn't buy all of these military supplies from the black market."
"Tianshu Tower previously raided the black market's base in Qinghe County, damaging its interests. I wonder if Hua Wuxin has come to a conclusion from the discussion."
Putting aside whether Hua Wuxin and the others really cared about these two small strongholds, even when comparing them to long-term interests, Shi Zairong felt that for the black market, these were just insignificant matters: "The stronghold in Qinghe County is certainly important, but compared to the cooperation with Tianshu Tower, it seems to be nothing."
At this point, the actor who played Xie Zhuangshui had a different opinion: "I don't think so. I think the black market businessmen, who are so meticulous about every penny, are the most petty and vindictive."
Shi Zairong was slightly stunned, then he couldn't help laughing and said: "This is rough, but the logic is not rough."
A moment later, Xiao Liang, who had just quietly left, rushed in hurriedly with a strange smell, not caring about his image at all: "Grand Master, Grand Master!"
"What's wrong? Why are you so flustered? Didn't you go to the bathroom? Could it be that you left something important behind..." Before Shi Zairong could finish his teasing, or wait for the people present to burst out laughing, Xiao Liang sternly rebuked, "Grand Master, it's already this hour, and Prince Qingliang is here too. Can't you be more serious?"
Shi Zairong couldn't help laughing and said, "If I were really that experienced, I would have made you hold it in and not let you leave. Besides, everyone here is our brother, so there's nothing to be ashamed of, haha!"
Everyone: “Hahahaha!”
Seeing Xiao Liang, a grown man, blushing and speechless, Shi Zairong said quickly, "Alright, I'll stop talking. Let's talk about it. If you have something to say, just sit down, have some tea, and share your thoughts."
Xiao Liang still said with a serious expression: "Something big happened, but it wasn't us."
When everyone heard this, the laughter in the hall was immediately replaced by the sound of the wind. Shi Zairong also put away the cynical look on his face and asked, "What happened over there?"
Xiao Liang said, "Just now, a spy reported that half of the soldiers in Tianshu Tower suddenly suffered from vomiting and diarrhea. It seems that they have contracted an epidemic or something."
Everyone was overjoyed and asked, "Is the news true?"
Xiao Liang nodded and said, "The spy has already handed over the vomit he secretly collected to the Military Medical Department. We should have news soon."
Wang Yanzhou relaxed a little and said, "In that case, let's just take a break and wait for news."
At the same time, Yi Fanggu, the head of the black market, and his subordinate Ge, who was in charge of Tianshu Tower's transactions, also received the news they wanted to see. After all, the conclusion of the discussion was that since Tianshu Tower had harmed the interests of the black market, it must pay an equal or even greater price. As for the business with Tianshu Tower, it would naturally continue unless they gave up on their own initiative. Of course, the deposit would not be refunded.
A moment later, someone from the Military Medical Department arrived with the results.
"how?"
The military doctor who came to report the news said, "Reporting to the Grand Tutor, Your Highness, judging by the vomit of the soldiers in Tianshu Tower, they are suffering from unclean food. To eliminate the symptoms, all they need to do is take some medicine to vomit out everything in their stomachs. They will recover in two days."
The actor who played Xie Zhuangshui and many generals seemed a little disappointed and said, "I thought it was some serious illness, but it turns out it's just unclean food. I thought it was poisoning or plague or something."
Wang Yanzhou smiled and said, "Although it's not a serious illness, it's good news."
Shi Zairong also smiled and said, "Yes, this will buy us a lot of time to prepare. However, this military ration must pass through layers of inspection, so how could it be mixed with unclean things? Are we worried about their handiwork?"
Although the soldiers in Tianshu Tower weren't in serious condition, they were likely afraid to use a large portion of the rations Xiahou Qing had in hand to be on the safe side. With so many people and so many mouths to feed, they had indeed made ample preparations when they arrived. But now, if they didn't quickly gather the rations, they were going to run into trouble.
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