Chapter 662 Good News! (Update 1)
Everything went very smoothly.
Emperor Mu Wu, who had been recuperating in the palace for a long time, felt much better after this trip out of the palace.
However, this relief did not last long.
Early the next morning, a memorial submitted by Xu Fengchi made the atmosphere at the court meeting tense again.
This time, it wasn't because of someone, but...
"Your Majesty, after my investigation and repeated verification by Lord Miao, it has been confirmed that the weapons resold to Master Wa did not come from the Ministry of War, but from an iron mine outside Shiluan City!"
Emperor Mu Wu almost thought he had heard wrongly, "What did you say?!"
These weapons were cast in a unified manner, but now Xu Fengchi actually said that other places also made these things!
The meaning is obvious: someone is privately making weapons!
This is a capital crime!
Emperor Mu Wu came back to his senses and immediately looked at Miao Sheng, "Miao Sheng! Is what he said true!?"
Miao Sheng stepped forward and clasped his hands together, "Your Majesty, what Lord Xu said is true. I can testify that the weapons seized from those Wa Zhenren were not made by the Ministry of War. Although they look very similar in appearance, the craftsmanship and accuracy are still somewhat inferior and relatively crude."
He paused.
"That is to say, someone approached Zheng Baosu and asked him to help with this business. Now, we don't know how many weapons have flowed into the hands of Master Wa."
The ministers were in an uproar!
"Someone actually made weapons privately? How bold!"
"It's unbelievable! Those are top secret, especially those newly made crossbows... Even the soldiers in the army may not have seen all of them, but someone has already copied them and sold them to Wazhen!"
"How despicable! The person who did this is definitely not an ordinary person! And he is so bold! He deserves to be killed!"
"Your Majesty! This matter involves serious matters, and must be thoroughly investigated!"
Emperor Mu Wu listened to the ministers' heated discussions below, his face as gloomy as water.
Shen Yanchuan looked up, then quickly lowered his eyes.
He was not surprised by Emperor Mu Wu's reaction.
This incident was indeed a shocking scandal, but before that, he had already written down everything he had discovered about the iron mine in Shiluan City in a memorial and placed it on the desk of Emperor Mu Wu.
However, after that, Emperor Mu Wu did not take any action.
Because at that time, all the evidence pointed to Xiao Chengxuan. More importantly, in the iron mine, Shen Yanchuan saw some bows and arrows made of fine iron, but did not see more.
In addition, there were many accidents that night, and he didn't want to alert the enemy, so he never went there again, but just sent people to watch secretly.
Unexpectedly, after such a long time, we found a breakthrough from Master Wa.
Emperor Mu Wu only needed to think about it a little to know what was going on - someone had dug an iron mine outside Shiluan City, and was secretly casting weapons and selling them to Wazhen.
Before, Emperor Mu Wu thought it was just a small prank by Xiao Chengxuan and did not take it seriously.
But today's evidence is enough to show that the iron mine involves much more than Emperor Mu Wu had thought before!
What is even more chilling is that Xiao Chengxuan has been exiled to Yizhou! But the iron mine was not affected at all! Still running well!
The ministers were outraged, but they didn't know that Emperor Mu Wu was even more shocked and angry than they were!
Maybe... there is still some regret?
Shen Yanchuan looked at the ground and thought quietly.
If Emperor Mu Wu had acted decisively and sent people to investigate the matter, the news would not have been revealed until today.
During such a long period of time, who knows how much was produced and sent to Wazhen?
…
Emperor Mu Wu was indeed about to vomit blood in anger.
His mind was still clear, and he understood the whole thing in an instant.
Because of anger and regret, Emperor Mu Wu's hands that were holding the dragon throne were shaking slightly.
Eunuch Li was standing nearby and saw it clearly, feeling worried.
"His Majesty?"
Emperor Mu Wu closed his eyes and raised his hand to indicate that he was fine.
The many ministers standing below finally noticed that something seemed to be wrong with Emperor Mu Wu. They all stopped, looking worried and concerned.
"Your Majesty, are you feeling unwell?" Chen Songshi asked.
Emperor Mu Wu shook his head, and when he opened his eyes again, the look in his eyes had returned to its usual deep and unfathomable look.
"I'm fine. Miao Sheng, you must send someone to Shiluan City immediately! This matter must be thoroughly investigated for me! How many weapons were made in that iron mine, how many were delivered to Wazhen, and who is the real controller behind them... Investigate them all one by one! If anyone dares to stop me, I will allow you to execute them first and report later!"
Many people were shocked, but then they thought, this matter concerns the foundation of the country, if it is not investigated thoroughly, there will be endless troubles!
Miao Sheng immediately said, "Yes! I will fulfill my mission and give His Majesty an explanation as soon as possible!"
Emperor Mu Wu leaned back in the dragon throne. After his initial anger, what remained was endless exhaustion.
His eyes swept over the people below.
These are all his subjects. In the past, he always thought that he could control everything perfectly in his own hands.
But it was not until now that he suddenly realized that things seemed to have slipped out of his control quietly.
This feeling made him panic, even... afraid.
He hadn't experienced this kind of emotion for many years, and for a moment he even found it difficult to accept.
Emperor Mu Wu pressed his eyebrows.
"Who else wants to make a presentation?"
Many people looked hesitant.
No one expected Xu Fengchi to drop such a thunder. Compared with it, the things they wanted to report were just trivial matters.
What's more, anyone with eyes could see that Emperor Mu Wu was in a very bad mood at the moment. Wouldn't it be troublesome for him to rush forward at this time?
It’s better to talk about it another day.
Then, everyone in the hall fell silent tacitly.
Emperor Mu Wu was too lazy to delve into it, so he waved his hand.
Eunuch Li understood and spoke in a hoarse voice, "Since everyone has nothing to say, then--"
"Report!"
Suddenly, a hurried voice came from outside the hall!
"Eight hundred miles of urgent news!"
Emperor Mu Wu, who was about to stand up, paused when he heard the voice, frowned and looked outside, "What's the matter? Let him in."
A soldier in armor strode into the hall. He looked dusty, but his face was full of excitement.
He knelt on one knee, "Your Majesty! A letter came from the southwest! A group of Nanhu bandits tried to capture Longcheng, but they were wiped out by the King of Yannan and Lord Feng Zhang! All 5,000 enemy troops were killed! Their leader was captured alive and has become a prisoner of our army! King of Yannan will lead his soldiers to escort the prisoners back to the capital soon!"
As soon as the words fell, the whole hall immediately became boiling!
Emperor Mu Wu was extremely surprised and stood up.
"Where's the letter? Bring it to me and let me see it myself!"
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